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Acreúna is a
city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
and
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in western
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
state,
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.


Location

Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital,
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 ...
, on BR-060, (
Brasília Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...
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Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...
) which links Goiânia with Rio Verde. The distance to
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 ...
is 153 kilometers via BR-060 / Guapó / Indiara. Municipal boundaries: *North: Paraúna and Jandaia *South: Turvelândia *East: Edéia and Indiara *West: Montividiu and Santo Antônio da Barra


History

The town appeared in 1964 in the territory of the municipality of Paraúna. It was created through the initiative of Benedicto Arystogogo de Mello, who had already founded the settlements of Riverlândia, in Rio Verde, and Vila Brasil, in Santa Helena de Goiás. Mello negotiated with a large landowner of the region to begin selling the lots. The lands were on the banks of the Rio Verdão and near the Brasília – Acre highway, which was under construction at the time. Origin of the name The name of the town, Acreúna, comes from a combination of Acre, final destination of the highway which crosses the town, and Una, a tribute to Paraúna, the municipality where it had been located before becoming a separate municipality. It became a district in 1968 and, thanks to its rapid population growth and economic development, it separated from Paraúna in 1976 to become an independent municipality.


Demographic and Political Data

*Population density: 11.85 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population density: 12.95 inhabitants/km2 (2010) *Growth rate 2000/2007: 0.20.% *Urban population: 16,424 (2007) *Urban population: 20,279 (2010) *Rural population: 2,129 (2007) *Eligible voters: 14,790 *City government in 2005: mayor (João Batista Pereira), vice-mayor (Paulo Rogério Pereira), and 09 councilmembers


The economy

The economy is based on agriculture, with a great production of sugarcane, cotton, corn, and soybeans (see below). The cattle herd had 99,000 head in 2003. *Industrial units: 36 *Retail commercial units: 213 *Banking units: Banco do Brasil S.A.- BRADESCO S.A.- Banco Itaú S.A. (August/2007) *GDP (PIB) (R$1,000.00): 229,685 (2005) *GDP per capita (R$1.00): 10,959 (2005) Vehicles (2007) *automobiles: 1,862 *trucks: 317 *pickups: 413 *motorcycles: 1,001 Source
IBGE
The main agricultural products (2007) *cotton: 2,000 ha. / 5,200 tons (Acreuna produced 55,000 tons in 2001) *sugarcane: 5,700 hectares / 501,600 tons *corn: 10,000 hectares / 60,000 tons *soybeans: 22,000 hectares / 61,600 tons Source
Sepin
Farm information *Number of farms: 434 *Total farm area: 141,236 *Planted area: 51,300 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 65,990 ha. *Workers in agriculture: 1,042


Health

*Infant mortality rate in 2014: 23.97 *Infant mortality rate in 2000: 21.13 *Infant mortality rate in 1990: 35.64 *Hospitals: 03 with 75 beds (2007)


Education

*Literacy rate in 2015: 97.1 *Literacy rate in 2000: 83.2 *Literacy rate in 1991: 77.1 *Schools: 13 with 3,840 students (2015) *Schools: 12 with 6,309 students (2006) *Higher education: none reporting in 2006 Source
IBGE
*Municipal
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...
: 0.686 (2010) *Municipal
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...
: 0.763 *State ranking: 50 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 1,498 (out of 5,507 municipalities) 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 ...
* Microregions of Goiás


References


Frigoletto


External links


Rádio Liberdade FMGuia Comercial de Acreúna (Acreúna Commercial Guide)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acreuna Municipalities in Goiás