Diorama is a

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in eastern

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state,

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Location and connections

Diorama is west of the state capital,

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, and west of the regional center, Iporá. Neighboring municipalities are Montes Claros de Goiás,

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, Iporá and Israelândia. Highway connections from

are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Nazário / São Luís de Montes Belos / Israelândia / Iporá / GO-174.

The economy

The economy is based on agriculture, livestock raising and

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. In 2007, there were two small transformation industries and 24 commercial units. There were 59,000 head of cattle. Agricultural production was modest with small areas of rice, bananas, beans, sugarcane, corn and soybeans. Agricultural data 2006 *Number of farms: 391 *Total area: *Area of permanent crops: (bananas) *Area of perennial crops: (soybeans, corn, rice) *Area of natural pasture: *Area of woodland and forests: *Cattle herd: 59,000 *Number of workers: 730 *Number of farms with tractors: 58 *Number of tractors: 70http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE

Education and health

*Literacy rate: 83.5% *Infant mortality rate: 21.93 in 1,000 live births *Schools: 5 (2006) with 695 students *Hospitals: 1 with 26 beds (2007) *Municipal

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: 0.733 *State ranking: 135 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,363 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

History

Settlement began in 1946 on lands belonging to the municipality of Iporá. A local rancher, Edmundo Benuto Dias, donated land for a new settlement which was called Aropi, the inversion of the name Iporá. In 1954, it was elevated to the category of district with the new name of Mendelândia, after Antônio Mendes, one of the pioneers of the region. In 1955, the name was changed to Diorama, of unknown origin. In 1958, it became a municipality.

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Location and connections

The economy

Education and health

History

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