Silvânia 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 southcentral

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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History

Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the small village that was created, Bonfim. It became a municipality in 1857. It was renamed to Silvânia in 1943, in a homage to a local Silva famil

Vianópolis Vianópolis is a small municipality in the center of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Location Vianópolis is located 90 km. from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / GO-330 / passing through the cit ...

Leopoldo de Bulhões Leopoldo de Bulhões is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The total area was 495.0 km² in October 2002) and the population was 7,651 in 2020. The elevation is 1,030 meters above sea level, one of the highest in the state. Pol ...

São Miguel do Passa Quatro São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion, at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia ...

and

Gameleira de Goiás Gameleira de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 3,880 in a total area of 595 square kilometers. Geographical Information The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 99 km. Highway conne ...

were dismembered from Silvânia.

Location and highway connections

Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital 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 ...

, 180 km. from the national capital 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 65 from the second most important city of the state,

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...

. The highways that link it with other cities are: GO-330, GO-010, GO-139 and GO-437. Connections starting in

are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis /

/ GO-437 / GO-139. Se
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for all the distances. It borders the municipalities of

Abadiânia Abadiânia is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is home to a famous Brazilian medium, "psychic surgeon" and convicted sex offender João de Deus. Location Abadiânia is part of the Entorno do Distrito Federal statistical micro-r ...

and

Alexânia Alexânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location It is located on th ...

to the north;

and

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to the south;

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and

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to the east;

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and

to the west. The climate is tropical humid, with an average annual temperature of 23 °C. The annual rainfall is 1,750 millimeters. The vegetation is

cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Minas Gerais, and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are t ...

or savanna.

Political information

*Mayor: Geraldo Luiz Santana (January 2021-) *City council: 09 *Eligible voters: 15,088 (November/2021

Demographics

*Population density: 8.14 inhabitants/km² (2010) *Population in 1980: 19,809 *Population in 2007: 18,370 *Population in 2010: 19.089 *Population in 2020 (estimated): 20.816 *Urban population: 11,968 (2007) *Rural population: 6,502 (2007) *Population growth rate: -0.19% 1996/2007

The economy

The main economic activities are dairy cattle and soybean growing. Silvânia has large areas planted in soybeans and corn. Brick making is also very important for the local economy. Production is shipped to Goiânia and Brasília. *Industrial units: 34 (2007) *Commercial units: 159 (2007) *Dairy: Granja Leiteira Sol Dourado Ltda. - Coop. Agrop. dos Prod. Rurais de Silvânia (22/05/2006) *Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - CEF - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) *Cattle herd: 104,300 head (26,500 milk cows) *Main crops in 2006: cotton, rice, sweet potatoes, coffee, sugarcane, barley, beans (1,690 hectares), guava, oranges, manioc, corn (3,180 hectares), soybeans (50,000 hectares), and tomatoes. Agricultural data 2006 *Number of farms: 1,914 *Total area: 176,952 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 1,471 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 58,498 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 79,473 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 34,114 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 1,632 *Farms with tractors: 332 *Number of tractors: 690 *Cattle herd: 104,300 hea
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Education (2006)

*Schools: 16 *Total Students: 5,027 *Middle school enrollment: 731 *Higher education: Unidade Universitária da UEG *Adult literacy rate: 88.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) Silvânia is home to two of the most important schools in the 20th century in Goiás, Instituto Auxiliadora and Ginásio Anchieta.

Health (2007)

*Hospitals: 1 *Hospital beds: 44 *Ambulatory clinics: 10 *Infant mortality rate: 12,5 (2019)

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 ...

*MHDI: 0.709 *State ranking: 47 (out of 246 municipalities) *National ranking: 904 (out of 5,507 municipalities

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Tourism and History

Silvânia has cultural attractions that are valuable for local and regional culture. Monuments from the 18th century, century-old houses, possible archeological and remains of the bandeirante and Black colonizations are some of the attractions. There are some historical gold pits, like Roda, Batatal, Caixão, Coração, das Moças and das Velhas. It is one of the oldest cities of Goiá

Unlike many cities in the state of Goiás, Silvânia has a long history, beginning in 1774 when miners coming from Santa Luzia, present-day

, found gold in the region. Soon a small settlement, called Bonfim, was established. In 1943 Bonfim was renamed to Silvânia in tribute to a local figure, Vicente Miguel da Silva.

References

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