Pontalina 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-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 Goi ...
state,
Brazil
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. One hundred and twenty-five kilometers from 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 ...
, it has become one of the most important retail clusters of lingerie in the state: Every year thousand of people flock to the city to buy its production of fine lingerie in order to sell it within Goiás, in other states, and even abroad.
Geography and climate
Pontalina is connected by highways
BR-153
BR-153 is a major federal highway of Brazil, officially named the Transbrasiliana Highway. It also serves as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway in the stretch located between the cities of Wanderlândia, in the state of Tocantins, and Anáp ...
and GO-19. Another way to reach it by car is through the newly renovated GO-040 road that connects it to Aparecida de Goiânia (in the metropolitan area of the capital, Goiânia). Neighboring municipalities are
Mairipotaba
Mairipotaba is a municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Municipal boundaries
Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections wit ...
,
Piracanjuba
Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.''
...
,
Morrinhos,
Aloândia,
Joviânia
Joviânia is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,402 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 454.9 km2.
Location
Joviânia is 177 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is located approximately halfway ...
,
Vicentinópolis
Vicentinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,873 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 737.2 km2.
Location
Vicentinópolis is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, 22 kilometers west of Joviânia a ...
,
Edéia,
Edealina and
Cezarina.
The climate is hot in summer and mild in winter, with an average annual temperature of 25 °C. The fauna is represented by
jacaré, catitus,
paca
A paca is a member of the genus ''Cuniculus'' of ground-dwelling, herbivorous rodents in South and Central America. It is the only genus in the family Cuniculidae. Pacas are large rodents with dots and stripes on their sides, short ears, and ...
,
deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...
, and
capibara
The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...
, whose preferred habitat is the
Rio dos Bois. The flora has suffered with deforestation but there are still stands of
jatobá,
angico
Angico is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 3,454 (2020) and its area is 452 km².IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; ...
,
aroeira
''Schinus terebinthifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America. Common names include Brazilian peppertree, aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, ...
,
ipê
''Handroanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. It consists of 30 species of trees, known in Latin America by ...
and
peroba rosa
''Aspidosperma polyneuron'' is a timber tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Paraguay. It is common in Atlantic Forest vegetation. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo ...
(''
Aspidosperma''—se
Peroba rosa
History
The origins of the town go back to the nineteenth century when cattle ranchers established themselves in the region. In 1938 what was once a district of
Morrinhos became a city named ''Pontalina'', derived from the proximity of the Rio dos Bois and the
Meia Ponte River
The Meia Ponte River (Portuguese, ''Rio Meia Ponte'') is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the P ...
.
Government
Pontalina's current mayor is Edson Guimaraes de Faria.
In 2009 its city council had nine members.
Demographics
As of 2007, its urban population numbered 13,216 people, its rural population, 3,010. Its population density was 11.36 inhabitants per square kilometer, and between 2000 and 2007 it experienced a population loss of 0.29 percent.
Economy
Pontalina's economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There is a large production of milk.
*Industrial units: 40 (2007)
*Commercial units: 191 (2007)
*Bank agencies:
Banco do Brasil
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Banco Bradesco
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Banco Itaú
Banco Itaú S.A. was a former Brazilian bank that merged with Unibanco on November 4, 2008, to form Banco Itaú Unibanco.
History
Banco Itaú began in 1945 under the name ''Banco Central de Crédito'' (Central Bank of Credit) and later changed ...
(June 2007)
*Dairy:
Parmalat Brasil - Indústria de Alimentos (22/05/2006)
*Cattle herd: 119,656 heads (2006)
*Dairy cows: 22,440 (2006)
*Main crops (2006): pumpkin, rice, banana, beans, watermelon, soybeans (16,850 hectares), tomatoes, wheat, and corn (1,150 hectares).
Education
In 2006, Pontalina had 15 schools with a total enrollment of 4,283. There were 732 students in its middle and secondary schools.
There is no higher education institution in the municipality, and its
literacy rate
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among adults in 2000 was 86.2% (compared to the national average of 86.4%).
Health
In 2007, the municipality had two hospitals and nine ambulatory clinics with a total 52 hospital beds.
Its infant mortality rate was 14.22 in 2000, compared to the national average of 33.0.
Quality of life index
In the 2000
United Nations
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Human Development Index
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, Pontalina had a rating of 0.805, which ranked it in 8th place out of a total of 242 municipalities in the state of
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 Goi ...
. Nationally it was ranked 467 out of 5,507 municipalities. For the complete list se
Frigoletto
See also
*
List of municipalities in Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
Ordered by regio ...
External links
Official municipality website
References
{{Municipalities of Goiás
Municipalities in Goiás