Edéia is a

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in south-central

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state,

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Municipal Boundaries

Edéia is in the

Vale do Rio dos Bois Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion is a statistical region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It lies west of the state capital, Goiânia. It takes its name from the Rio dos Bois, a river that flows through the microregion. Municipalities The micro ...

statistical micro-region and has municipal boundaries with: *north:

Indiara Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: ...

*west:

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and

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*east:

Edealina Edealina is a municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Location Edealina has municipal boundaries with Edéia, Pontalina, Indiara, and Cezarina The important Rio dos Bois forms part of the municipal boundary. Highway communications wi ...

*south:

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and

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Highway connections with the state capital,

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, are made by BR-060 /

Guapó Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km2 (10/10/2002). Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: *n ...

Cezarina Cezarina is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location and communications Cezarina belongs to the Vale do Rio dos Bois statistical micro-region. It has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: Edealina *ea ...

/ GO-320.

Political data

*Eligible voters: 7,839 (12/2007) *Mayor: Elson Tavares de Freitas (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Amilson Ferreira Borges *Councilmembers: 09

Demographic data

*Population density: 7.01 inhabitants/km² (2003) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.05% *Population in 1980: 12,597 *Population in 1991: 8,999 *Urban population in 2007: 8,511 *Rural population in 2007: 1,740

Economic data

*Industrial units: 10 (06/2007) *Retail units: 117 (August/2007) *Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) *Automobiles: 1,092 in 2007 *Cooperatives: Coop. Educacional de Edéia Ltda - CEDEL

Agriculture

*Cattle: 79,439 head (2006) *Cotton 360 ha. /648 tons *Corn: 2,000 ha. /12,400 tons *Soybeans: 57,800 ha. / 150,280 tons *Number of farms: 472 *Agricultural area: 108,948 ha. *Planted area: 45,400 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 42,840 ha. *Workers in agriculture: 1,300

Education and health

*Literacy rate: 86.5% (2000) *Infant mortality rate: 22.64 in 1,000 live births (2000) *Schools: 09 with 2,727 students (2006) *Higher education: Pólo Universitário da UEG *Hospitals: 02 with 26 beds (2007)

History

Edéia began around 1915, in the settlement called Povoado de Santo Antônio do Alegrete, near the Turvo and Bois rivers, where a chapel to Saint Anthony was erected. Later the name was changed to Alegrete and later in 1938 to Edéia, of unknown origin. The first commercial house appeared in 1913 and the settlement got its municipal emancipation in 1948. Electricity arrived only in 1966. Ranking on the Municipal

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*MHDI: 0.759 *State ranking: 58 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 1,624 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For a complete list se
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References

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