Rialma is a

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in north-central

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state,

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Location and Geography

Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from

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on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links

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. It was created as part of the urban area of Ceres, which was also created as the Colônia Nacional Agrícola de Goiás. It is part of the

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. The distance to

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is 182 km. Highway connections are made by GO-080 /

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/ BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rianápolis. Rialma is 19 km. north of Rianápolis. Se
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for the complete list. The municipality has boundaries with Nova Glória in the north;

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in the east; Rianápolis and

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in the south;

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in the southeast; and

in the west. The climate is moist tropical. The most important river is the Rio das Almas, which has its source near

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and flows north to enter the massive Serra da Mesa reservoir, which dams up the Maranhão River.

Political Information and Demographics

In January 2005 the mayor was Evaldo José da Silva and there were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 7,896 in 2007. The population density was 38.98 inhabitants/km² (2007) with 9,292 living in urban areas and 1,193 living in rural areas. There has been a gain in population of about 3,500 people since 1980.

The Economy

Economic activity is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, small transformation industries, and government employment. There is also a sizable herd of beef and dairy cattle (23,000 head in 2006). There was one bank branch in 2007. There were 234 farms in 2006 with a total area of 23,154 hectares. Around 9,000 hectares were planted and 11,000 were pasture land. The main agricultural crops were rice, sugarcane, beans, oranges, manioc, corn, and soybeans.

Health and Education

There was a campus of the Universidade Federal de Goiás in 2007. The adult literacy rate was 89.3% in 2000, with the national average being 86.4%. In 2007 there was 01 hospital with 29 beds. The infant mortality rate was 25.4 (2000), with the national average being 33.0. *Municipal

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: 0.777 *State ranking: 35 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 1,124 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Origin of the Name

The name of the city came from an

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of Rio das Almas. In 1953, when the BR-153 was built, Rialma broke off from Jaraguá to become a separate municipality.

References

External links

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