Serranópolis is a

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in southeast

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,

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. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state in area and one of the most sparsely inhabited. It is a large producer of cattle and soybeans.

Location

Serranópolis is located 50 km. south of

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and about 80 km north of the border with

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. It is in the

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and has the following boundaries: *north:

*south: Aporé *west:

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*east: Itajá It is crossed by the Verde and Corrente rivers, which are tributaries of the

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. Highway connections Highway connections are made by paved road north to the important BR-060 highway near

, which is 46 kilometers away. The distance from state capital,

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, is 381 km. Main highway connections are made by BR-060 /

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/ Rio Verde /

/ GO-184 / BR-060 / Estreito.

History

The region around Serranópolis has been home to humans for millennia. The remains of an adult man and child were found locally by Altair Sales Barbosa of the Catholic University of Goias and are tentatively dated to 11,000 years ago. They were accompanied by necklaces of human teeth and

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,Saraceni, Jessica E. and Adriana Franco da Sá
"People of South America."
''Archaeology.'' Vol. 49, No. 4, July/August 1996. Retrieved 9 April 2012. some of the oldest known jewelry in the Americas. The history of European occupation is relatively recent. The first settlers arrived in the decade of the 1880s and grew rice, tobacco, coffee, corn, and beans. In 1953 the settlement called Serra do Cafezal had its name changed to Nuputira, which later was changed to Serranópolis, becoming independent from

in 1959.

Political and Demographic Information

*Mayor: Adenir Domingos Facco (01 / 04 / 2006) *City council: 09 members *Eligible voters: 4,939 (2007) *Population density: 1.33 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 5,155 (2007) *Rural population: 2,178 (2007) *Population growth: 1.86% from 2000 to 2007 (the first positive growth since 1991).

The economy

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. The economy is predominantly agricultural with 604 farms and 407,000 hectares. Only 25,000 hectares were planted, the rest being pasture and woodlands. Agriculture occupied 1,500 workers, including family members, in 2006. Public service occupied 385 persons in 2006. *Industrial units: 3 (2007) *Commercial units: 91 (2007) *Destillery: Energética Serranópolis Ltda. (May/2006) *Financial institutions: -BRADESCO S.A. -Banco do Brasil S.A (01/06/2005) *Automobiles: 525 (2007) *Cattle herd: 229,000 head (2006) *Main crops: rice, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, sunflowers, corn, sorghum and soybeans (24,000 hectares).

Education (2006)

*Schools: 09 with 1,711 *Higher education: none *Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

*Hospitals: 1 *Hospital beds: 18 *Ambulatory clinics: 3 *Infant mortality rate: 13.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0) Municipal

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*MHDI: 0.742 *State ranking: 102 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,115 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For a complete list se
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Tourism

There are at least forty caves with paintings left by earlier inhabitants. These show figures of lizards, emas, and parrots and also geometric designs. The

Emas National Park The Emas National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional das Emas, literally meaning " Rhea National Park") is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. Description The National Park is locat ...

lies to the west.

References

Diario da Manhã
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