Panamá is a

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in south

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state,

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Location

Panamá is located in the

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and is about 25 kilometers north of the border with the state of

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. It is a short distance west of the important BR-153 highway which links

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. Panamá is 26 kilometers south of Goiatuba and 25 kilometers from

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. The distance to

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is 188 km. Neighboring municipalities are: *north: Goiatuba *south and west:

*east: Bom Jesus de Goiás

History

Panamá began with the building of a chapel by a local landowner. In 1931 it became a district of Santa Rita do Paranaíba, present-day

with the name Divinópolis. In 1943 the name was changed to Panamá and Santa Rita changed to

. In 1950 it was dismembered from Itumbiara. The name comes from a small river called Panamá.

Political Information

*Mayor: Divino Alexandre da Silva (January 2013) *City council: 9

Demographics

*Population density: 6.04 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 1,995 (2007) *Rural population: 623 (2007) *Population growth 2000-2007: -0,83%

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 2 (2007) *Commercial units: 24 (2007) *Cattle herd: 27,800 head (2006) *Main crops (2006): cotton (700 hectares), rice (400 hectares), sugarcane, oranges, manioc, corn, and soybeans (5,700 hectares). In 2006 there were 221 farmers with a planted area of 6,368 hectares. The total agricultural area was 16,567 ha.. Pasture made up 9,290 ha.

Education

*Schools: 3 *Students: 795 *Middle schools and students: 1 with 155 students *Higher education: none *Adult literacy rate: 81.9% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health

*Hospitals: 0 *Hospital beds: 0 *Ambulatory clinics: 1 *Infant mortality rate: 23.05 (2000) (national average was 33.0) The United Nations

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(2000) ranked Panamá 131 out of 242 municipalities in the state of

with a score of 0.733. For the complete list se
Frigoletto

References

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