Montividiu do Norte 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 ...

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 ...

. It is a part of the

Porangatu Microregion The Porangatu Microregion is a statistical region created by IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Economia) in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Porangatu. Municipalities The microregion consists of the follo ...

. It had a population in 2020 of 4,509. It became a municipality in 1993.

Location

Montividiu do Norte is located in the extreme north of the state, only 34 km. south of the border from the state of

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...

. It is situated between two rivers: Rio Santa Teresa and Rio Canabrava, both of which are tributaries of the

Tocantins River The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...

. *Distance to

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 ...

: 444 km *Distance to

Porangatu Parangatu is a town in Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Parangatu is in its own microregion, Porangatu Microregion, of 226,766 inhabitants in an area of 35.287 km2; 426 km from the state capital, Goiânia. This microregion serves as a nu ...

: 61 km Highway connections to

are made by GO-080 /

Nerópolis Nerópolis () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location The municipality is part of the metropolitan region of Goiânia, which is 25 kilometers to the west. It is nationally known as the city of garlic ...

São Francisco de Goiás São Francisco de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Municipal boundaries: *North: Jaraguá *South: Petrolina de Goiás *East: Pirenópolis *West: Jesúpolis and Jaraguá Connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / ...

/ BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 /

Goianésia Goianésia () is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane for production of alcohol used as a source of fuel. Location Goianésia is located almost due north of Anápolis (150 km), 54 km from th ...

/ Barro Alto / BR-080 / GO-342 / BR-153 /

Uruaçu Uruaçu is a city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Uruaçu is located north of Anápolis and Goiânia on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Brasília to Belém. It is 269 km. from Goiânia and 244&n ...

Santa Tereza de Goiás Santa Tereza de Goias is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled "Santa Teresa de Goiás". Location Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu. It is on ...

/ GO-241 /

Formoso Formoso is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 4,172 (2020) in a total area of 844 km². Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-08 ...

/ GO-142 /

Trombas Trombas is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Location Trombas is located in the extreme north of the state, between Formoso and Montividiu do Norte. It is east of the regional center, Porangatu. The distance to Goiânia is 424 km ...

. Montividiu do Norte is surrounded by the following municipalities: *north:

*east:

*west:

Minaçu Minaçu is a municipality in the north of the state of Goiás, Brazil. There is a large asbestos mine in the municipality. Location and climate It is located on the shores of the artificial lake, Cana Brava, created after a dam was constructed o ...

*south:

Demographics

In 2007, the population density was 3.30 inhabitants/km². The population has been growing rapidly since the first count in 1996, when it was 2,610. The population is almost evenly distributed between urban and rural areas. The growth rate between 1996 and 2007 was 4.85%.

Politics

In February 2007, the Mayor was Misael Antônio Teixeira. The city council had nine members, and there were 2,899 eligible voters in 2007.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2007, there was one industrial unit and 30 retail units. There were no financial institutions in the town in 2005. There were 127 automobiles, 14 trucks, 51 pickup trucks, and 187 motorcycles (2007). (IBGE) As of 2006, there were 74,600 head of cattle, of which 6,200 were milk cows. Poultry and swine production was modest. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sugarcane, corn, and soybeans. None exceeded 1,000 hectares in planted area.

Agricultural Census (2006)

*Farms: 699 *Planted area: 796 hectares *Natural Pasture: 80,871 hectares *Woodland: 24,811 hectares *Persons occupied related to the farm owner: 1,513 *Persons occupied not related to farm owner: 66 (IBGE)

Health and education

As of 2007, there were no hospitals and one walk-in health clinic. The infant mortality rate was 48.95%—one of the highest in the state. As of 2006, the school system had nine schools with 1,364 students. There were no institutions of higher learning. The adult literacy rate was 80.9%.

Municipal Human Development Index

*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 ...

MHDI: 0.659 *State ranking: 232 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 3,629 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Index of Economic Development (Seplan 2001)

*225/246 municipalities. Se
Seplan

Index of Social Development (Seplan 2000)

*241/246 municipalities. Se

References

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