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Vicentinópolis 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 south Goiás state,
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population was 8,873 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 737.2 km2.


Location

Vicentinópolis is located in the
Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 municipalities with a total popu ...
, 22 kilometers west of
Joviânia Joviânia is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,402 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 454.9 km2. Location Joviânia is 177 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is located approximately halfway ...
and 65 kilometers south of Edéia. The distance to the state capital,
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 176 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 /
Abadia de Goiás Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area. Geographical Data The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060. Neighboring m ...
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Guapó Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² (10/10/2002). Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: * ...
/
Indiara Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: ...
/ GO-320 / Edéia. For a list of distances se
Sepin
Neighboring municipalities are: *north: Edéia *south:
Porteirão Porteirão is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. Geographical Information Porteirão is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion in the Rio dos Bois basin. It is connected by a state highway (27 km.) with the BR-452 highway, which c ...
and
Goiatuba Goiatuba is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 34,202 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 2,470.3 km2. Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn. Climate ...
*east:
Joviânia Joviânia is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,402 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 454.9 km2. Location Joviânia is 177 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is located approximately halfway ...
and Pontalina *west: Edéia Vicentinópolis began as a district of Pontalina in 1964, separating in 1980.


Demographics

*Population density: 8.03 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Urban population: 5,189 (2007) *Rural population: 730 (2007) *Population growth: -0.23% from 2000/2007


The economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 4 (2007) *Commercial units: 97 (2007) *Financial institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005) *Cattle herd: 34,545 head (6,660 milk cows) (2006) *Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, corn, sorghum, wheat, tomatoes, and soybeans (38,500 hectares). *Farms: 194 *Area of farms: 65,224 *Area of crops: 377 ha. *Area of pasture: 30,833 ha. *Farms with tractors: 101


Education (2006)

*Schools: 4 with 1,881 students *Higher education: campus of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás *Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)


Health (2007)

*Hospitals: 2 *Hospital beds: 32 *Ambulatory clinics: 2 *Infant mortality rate: 14.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0). The municipality achieved a score of 0.773 on the United Nations
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, wh ...
, placing it in 37th place out of 242 municipalities in the state of
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 ...
. (2000) For the complete list se
Frigoletto.com


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 ...


References


Frigoletto
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