Itarumã is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in south

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. In 2020, it had a population of 7,259. Itarumã is a large producer of cattle with a herd of almost three hundred thousand head.

Location

Itarumã is located in the

Quirinópolis Microregion Quirinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products. Location Quirinópolis is the seat of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It forms boundaries with Gouvelândia (west), Cacho ...

and is connected by paved roads with

Caçu Caçu is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Location Caçu is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located 330 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia and is crossed by highway GO-206, which links the city with Quir ...

, 40 kilometers to the north; and Itajá, 45 kilometers to the south. It is 366 kilometers to the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, which is connected by BR-060 /

Abadia de Goiás Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area. Geographical Data The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060. Neighboring m ...

Guapó Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² (10/10/2002). Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: * ...

Indiara Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: ...

Acreúna Acreúna is a city and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. Location Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-060, (Brasília-Acre) which links Goiânia ...

/ Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 /

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for all the distances. Municipal boundaries are with: *north:

Serranópolis Serranópolis is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state in area and one of the most sparsely inhabited. It is a large producer of cattle and soybeans. Location Serranópolis is loca ...

, and

Jataí Jataí is a municipality in southern Goiás state, Brazil. Its population was 103,221 (2021) in a total area of . Jataí is a major producer of agricultural products, including soybeans, rice, and corn. It has the largest herd of cattle in the ...

*south: Itajá *east:

Limeira do Oeste Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 7,589 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993. Location Limeira do Oeste belongs to the statistical micro-reg ...

(Minas Gerais) *west: Aporé and

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 1.55 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996–2007: 1.00.% *Total population in 2007: 5,338 *Total population in 1980: 5,579 *Urban population in 2007: 3,479 *Rural population in 2007: 1,859 *Population change: the population has decreased by about 240 inhabitants since 1980. Itarumã has one district: Olaria do Angico

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans. The cattle herd is one of the largest in the state with 292,000 head. Economic Data (2007) *Industrial establishments: 11 *Retail establishments in 2007: 62 *Dairies: Laticínios ABC Ind. e Comércio Ltda. Parmalat Brasil S/A - Indústria de Alimentos. (22/05/2006) *Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. (August/2007) *Automobiles: 373 (2007) Main agricultural products in ha.(2006) *rice: 400 *corn: 1,400 *soybeans: 1,500 Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 411 *Total area: 254,132 *Area of permanent crops: 123 *Area of perennial crops: 263 *Area of natural pasture: 206,464 *Persons dependent on farming: 950 *Farms with tractors: 146 *Number of tractors: 21
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Education and Health

There were 4 schools (2006) and 1 hospital with 13 beds (2007). *Literacy Rate: 85.3% *Infant mortality rate: 28.88 (in 1,000 live births) *Ranking on the Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

: 0.735 (medium) *State ranking: 126 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,307 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For a complete list se
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History

The documented history of European settlement of Itarumã begins in 1874 when Heitor Severino built the first house of palm fronds. The village was given the name of São Sebestião da Pimenta, honoring the saint and Dona Francisca Pimenta, a rich landowner of the region. The district was created in 1901, belonging to

, and on an unknown date the name was shortened to Pimenta. In 1943 the name was changed to Itarumã. In 1953 it was dismembered from Jataí and became a municipality.

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