Gameleira de Goiás is a

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 central

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The population in 2020 was 3,880 in a total area of 595 square kilometers.

Geographical Information

The distance to the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, is 99 km. Highway connections from

are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis /

Leopoldo de Bulhões Leopoldo de Bulhões is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The total area was 495.0 km² in October 2002) and the population was 7,651 in 2020. The elevation is 1,030 meters above sea level, one of the highest in the state. Pol ...

/ Silvânia / GO-437. (18 km unpaved). Gameleira has municipal boundaries with Silvânia, Abadiânia, and

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an e ...

Political Data

*Eligible voters: 2,399 (December 2007) *Mayor: José Denisson de Sousa (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Marizete Coelho Borges *Councilmembers: 09

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 5.52 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996/2007: n/a *Total population in 2007: 3,289 *Total population in 1980: n/a *Urban population in 2007: 1,005 *Rural population in 2007: 2,284

The Economy

The main economic activities are livestock raising, agriculture, and services. Economic Data *Industrial units: 02 (June/2007) *Retail units: 25 (August/2007) *Banking institutions: none (2007) *Motor vehicles: 156 automobiles and 153 pickup trucks. (IBGE 2007) *Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 10.6 Agriculture Agriculture is based on cattle raising and growing of

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, sugarcane,

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly '' Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and ''Porteresia'', both wild and domestica ...

, and

soybeans The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu an ...

. In 2004 the cattle herd was 20,250 head, of which 6,000 were milking cows. The main agricultural products in planted area were soybeans (25,000 hectares), corn (1,200 hectares), beans, sorghum, tomatoes, and citrus fruits. *Number of farms, total area and workers: 529 on 61,520 ha. with 1,300 workers. *Land distribution: 32,000 ha. were planted in permanent or perennial crops and 19,511 ha. were natural pasture. 91 farms had a total of 222 tractors (2006).

Education and Health

*Literacy rate: n/a *Infant mortality rate: n/a *Schools: 03 (2006) *Students: 833 *Hospitals: 0 (July 2003) *Hospital beds: 0 *Walk-in public health clinics: 01

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