Castelândia is a

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in southwest

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state,

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. It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans.

Location

Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the

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. It is 54 kilometers northeast of the regional center,

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and 95 kilometers southwest of Rio Verde. The distance to the state capital,

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, is 282 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 /

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/ BR-452 / GO-319 /

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Neighboring municipalities are Rio Verde, Maurilândia, and

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 11.87 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.31.% *Total population in 2007: 3,530 *Total population in 1996: 3,653 *Urban population in 2007: 3,205 *Rural population in 2007: 325

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006), poultry production, and growing of sugar cane, corn, and soybeans. There was 01 financial institution in 2007—BRADESCO S.A Motor vehicles *Automobiles: 187 *Pickup trucks: 38 *Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 15.6 Main agricultural products in ha.(2006) *rice: 600 *sugarcane: 2,600 *corn: 3,000 *soybeans: 6,000 Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 119 *Total area: 23,793 *Area of permanent crops: n/a *Area of perennial crops: 18,246 *Area of natural pasture: 4,212 *Persons dependent on farming: 351

Health and education

In 2006 there was 01 hospital with 15 beds. There were no institutions of higher education. *The infant mortality rate was 20.02 in 2000. *The literacy rate was 80.0 in 2000. *MHDI: 0.732 *State ranking: 137 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,379 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

Castelândia was created as a district belonging to the municipality of Rio Verde in 1963. In 1993 it was dismembered from Rio Verde to become its own municipality.

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