Santa Fé de Goiás 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 Goi ...

state,

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Location

Santa Fé is located almost directly west of

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

and northwest of

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 ...

. The nearest town of any size is

Jussara Jussara is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Jussara is a major producer of cattle for the beef market. Location and history Jussara is located in the region of the Vale do Araguaia, 222 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Hig ...

, which lies 34 km. to the southeast. *Distance to regional center (

Goiás Velho 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 ...

): 132 km. *Highway connections: GO-060 / Trindade / GO-326 / Anicuns /

Sanclerlândia Sanclerlândia () is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,641 in 2005 and the total area of the municipality was 496.8 km2. Location Sanclerlândia belongs to the Anicuns Microregion and is northwest of the ...

/ Novo Brasil /

/ BR-070 / Nova Trindade / GO-173. Neighboring municipalities:

, Britânia,

Itapirapuã Itapirapuã is a 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 with Goiânia are made by ...

Political Information

*Mayor: Ademar Marques de Carvalho (January 2005) *City council: 09 *Eligible voters: 3,885 (December/2007) In 1957 Santa Fé de Goiás became a district belonging to

. In 1958 it was dismembered to become a district in the municipality of

. In 1988 it got its municipal autonomy.

Demographic Information

*Population density: 3.96 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 3,514 (2007) *Rural population: 1,080 (2007) *Population growth: a gain of about 900 people since 1991

Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 6 (2007) *Commercial units: 57 (2007) *Meat-packing plant: Frigorífico Arantes Ltda *Cattle herd: 135,000 head *Main crops: cotton, rice, sugarcane, bananas, sesame seeds, corn, and soybeans. *Motor vehicles: 231 automobiles, 34 trucks, and 37 pickup trucks (2007)

Education (2006)

*Schools: 5 *Classrooms: 30 *Teachers: 60 *Students: 1,314 *Higher education: none *Adult literacy rate: 83.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2003)

*Hospitals: 0 *Hospital beds: 0 *Ambulatory clinics: 2 *Doctors, nurses, dentists: 3, 1, 1 (2002) *Infant mortality rate: 26.34 (2000) (national average was 33.0) *MHDI: 0.713 *State ranking: 190 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,744 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

References

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Municipalities in Goiás {{Goiás-geo-stub