Santa Isabel 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 north-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 Goiânia. ...
state,
Brazil
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.
Location
It is 21 kilometers from
Ceres
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Places
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* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás ...
, the nearest regional center. Santa Isabel has municipal boundaries with
Rubiataba,
Itapaci
Itapaci is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 18,458 in 2010 (IBGE). The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² (10/10/2002).
History
The settlement began in the 1920s on the ...
,
Nova Glória,
Rialma
Rialma is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Geography
Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from Ceres on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Anápolis to Belém. It was created as part of ...
, and
Carmo do Rio Verde
Carmo do Rio Verde is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,897 (2007) in a total area of 457.5 km2. Carmo do Rio Verde is a major producer of sugar cane for production of alcohol.
Location
The city is locate ...
. Access from
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 ...
is 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 /
Rianápolis /
Rialma
Rialma is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Geography
Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from Ceres on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Anápolis to Belém. It was created as part of ...
/ GO-480. Se
Seplan
Politics and Demographics
The mayor was Laurismar Batista Borges (January 2005) and there were 9 city council members. The number of eligible voters was 2,867 (December/2007).
The population density was 4.32 inhabitants/km
2 (2007) with 1,328 (2007) urban inhabitants and 2,157 rural inhabitants. The population has decreased about 400 people since 1991.
The Economy
The economy is based on modest agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There were only 130 automobiles. There were 535 farms in 2006, with 75% of the land in pasture. The cattle herd had 74,000 head while the main crops were rice, sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn (800 hectares), and soybeans.
Health and Education
There were 5 schools. The adult literacy rate was 82.5% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%) There were no hospitals. The infant mortality rate was 26.34 (2000) (the national average was 33.0)
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 ...
: 0.720
*State ranking: 174 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 2,617 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
For the complete list se
frigoletto.com.br
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 ...
*
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
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Municipalities in Goiás