Abadia de Goiás is a

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in central

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state,

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, located on the western edge of the

Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...

metropolitan area. The residues from the Goiânia incident are stored within its territory and, according to the National Nuclear Energy Commission, do not present any level of

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Geographical Data

The distance to

is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060. Neighboring municipalities are: *north and east: Trindade *northwest:

*east: Guapó *south: Aragoiânia

Demographic and Political Data

*Population density: 40.07 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 3,963 (2007) *Rural population: 1,905 (2007) *Eligible voters in 2007: 4683 *City government in 2005: mayor (Antomar Moreira dos Santos), vice-mayor (Maria Lúcia das Graças Matias), and 09 councilpersons *Households: 1,398 (2000) *Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 872 (2000)

Economy

The economy is based on services, government jobs, small industries, cattle raising, poultry, and agriculture.

Main Enterprises

*agriculture: 04 units employing 42 workers *transformation industry: 13 units employing 53 workers *construction: 07 units employing 21 workers *commerce: 57 units employing 142 workers *real estate: 31 units employing 62 workers *education: 03 units employing 12 workers *health: 04 units employing 07 workers *public administration: 03 units employing 168 workers (

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2003) The cattle herd consisted of 17,460 head, of which 1,930 were milking cows (2006). The main agricultural products were rice, manioc, and corn.

Health and education

*Infant mortality rate in 2000: 27.70 (28.50 in 1990) *Literacy rate in 2000: 89.2 There were no hospitals in 2007. There were 06 schools with an enrollment of 1,810.IBGE
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: 0.742 *State ranking: 101 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,112 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

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