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Corumbá 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 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,
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 ...
. It is one of the oldest cities in the state and still preserves vestiges of its colonial heritage. The Areias River passes through the municipality.


Location and Geography

Located in the micro-region of Entorno do Distrito Federal, is linked by highways BR-070 and BR-414. Important distances are: 110 km to
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 ...
, 45 km to
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 ...
and 130 km to Brasília. Corumbá is bounded by the following municipalities:
Pirenópolis Pirenópolis is a town located in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is known for its waterfalls and Portuguese colonial architecture, and a popular festival involving mounted horses called Festa do Divino Espírito Santo which takes place 45 day ...
, Cocalzinho de Goiás,
Santo Antônio do Descoberto Santo Antônio do Descoberto is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Santo Antônio do Descoberto is located in the microregion called Entorno do Distrito Federal, the area of Goiás that surrounds the Federal District. It is ...
,
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 ...
and Abadiânia. Due to variations in elevation, temperatures are quite varied. The average is around 26 °C; The rains obey a tropical pattern and are at their strongest in the period of October to March. The municipality contains part of the Pirineus State Park, created in 1987. Nature is the tourist attraction of the municipality. The region is full of waterfalls, caverns, and rivers. The Salto de Corumbá is known throughout the region and attracts many tourists from Brasília and Goiânia. The
Corumbá River The Corumbá River (''Rio Corumbá'' in Portuguese) is the most important river in the Central Plateau region of Brazil. Its source is in the Montes de Pireneus, near Pirenópolis, state of Goiás, near the boundary with the Federal District and ...
crosses the municipality and has beaches and rapids. The town is one of the oldest in the state and still preserves part of the houses from past centuries, with special notice given to the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Penha de França. Corumbá, like neighboring
Pirenópolis Pirenópolis is a town located in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is known for its waterfalls and Portuguese colonial architecture, and a popular festival involving mounted horses called Festa do Divino Espírito Santo which takes place 45 day ...
, receives a great number of tourists for the Festival of the Cavalhadas, which are mock battles between Moors and Christians.


History

The settlement of Corumbá de Goiás began in 1731 when miners looked for gold at the confluence of the Corumbá River and the Bagagem River. In 1734 a chapel was built honoring Nossa Senhora da Penha da França. In 1840 the town was already a parish with its first priest Manoel Inocêncio da Costa Campos. In 1849 it was raised to the status of "vila" (like a municipality today) only to lose this status in 1863, becoming a district of Meia Ponte, which is today called
Pirenópolis Pirenópolis is a town located in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is known for its waterfalls and Portuguese colonial architecture, and a popular festival involving mounted horses called Festa do Divino Espírito Santo which takes place 45 day ...
. The Vila de Corumbá became a city in 1902 changing its name to Corumbá de Goiás because of the confusion with the more important
Corumbá Corumbá is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 112,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, anima ...
in Mato Grosso. Corumbá de Goiás had grown to 20,212 inhabitants in 1980 with 17,765 living in the rural area. Between 1991 and 1996 the population dropped 15% with the rural population being reduced to 4,109 inhabitants. The population continued to diminish gradually until stabilizing after 2000.


Economy

The economy is poorly developed due to isolation and is based on rural agricultural production and tourism. There is some cattle raising (59,000 head in 2006) both for beef and for milk. In 2007 there were two financial institutions. There was one dairy: S. Teixeira Produtos Alimentícios Ltda. (22/05/2006). Agricultural data 2006 *Farms: 841 *Total area: 55,844 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 263 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 3,895 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 40,296 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 9,952 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 2,100 *Number of tractors: 158 *Cattle herd: 59,000 *Main crop: corn with 1,300 planted hectares producing 5,200 tons


Health and education

*Schools: 22 with 2,413 students (2006) *Hospitals: 02 with 29 beds (2007) *Literacy rate (2000): 82% *Infant mortality rate (2000): 24.45 *MHDI (2000): 0.716 *State ranking: 182 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,701 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) frigoletto.com.br
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See also

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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

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