Matrinchã 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 west-central

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.

Location

*Statistical microregion:

Rio Vermelho Microregion The Rio Vermelho Microregion is a geographical region in central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Goiás, also known as Goiás Velho, the only World Heritage Site in the state of Goiás. It takes its name from the Vermelho River, ...

*Distance to the state capital: 261 km. *Distance to regional center (

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): 106 km. *Highway connections: GO-070 /

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/ BR-070 /

Itapirapuã Itapirapuã is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population is 4,685 (2020 est.) in an area of 2,044 km². Itapirapuã is a large producer of cattle. Location and boundaries Highway communications ...

/ GO-070 / Águas de São João. Neighboring municipalities:

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, Faina,

Aruanã Aruanã is a municipality in north-western Goiás state, Brazil. The population is 10,110 (2020 est.) in an area of 3050.31 km2. Aruanã is located on the Araguaia River, 324 km from the state capital, Goiânia, 59 km northwest of ...

, and

Britânia Britânia is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 5,797 (2020) in a total area of 1461.2 km2. Municipal boundaries Municipal boundaries: *North: Aruanã *South: Jussara *East: Itapirapuã and Aruanã *W ...

. Matrinchã was a district of

until it got municipal status in 1987.

Geography and climate

The main rivers are the Rio Vermelho, which has beaches, tropical vegetation, and a great variety of animals and fish; Rio do Peixe, and Rio Ferreira. The climate is classified as semi-humid tropical, with a minimum temperature of 15 °C, an average of 30 °C, and a maximum of 40 °C.

Political information

In January 2005 the mayor was Natalino Lucas and the vice-mayor was João Batista Costa. There were 9 members on the city council and the number of eligible voters was 3,627 in 2007.

Demographic information

In 2007 the population density was 3.76 inhabitants/km². The population has grown steadily since 1991, a year after the municipality was created. In 1991 there were 3,869 inhabitants. The growth rate from 1991 to 2000 was 1.74.%. Most of the population is urban with 2,993 living in the urban area and 1,332 living in the rural area in 2007.

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising but most inhabitants are employed in services, public employment, and small transformation industries. In 2007 there were 4 industrial units and 49 retail units. There was one dairy—C.R. Indústria e Comércio de Laticínios Ltda—and a branch of the Banco do Brasil S.A. In 2006 there were 116,000 cattle. Poultry and swine numbers were modest. The main agricultural products were pineapple, cotton, rice, beans, manioc, corn, hearts of palm, soybeans, and tomato. No agricultural crop exceeded 1,000 planted hectares in 2006.

Health and education

In 2007 there was 1 hospital with 18 beds and 2 walk-in public health clinics. The infant mortality rate was 28.53 in 2000. The school system had 5 schools, 32 classrooms, 63 teachers, and 1,434 students in 2005. There were no institutions of higher education. The adult literacy rate was 82.4% in 2000. *MHDI: 0.710 *State ranking: 197 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,830 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

References

External links

Matrinchã on IBGE
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matrincha Municipalities in Goiás