Heitoraí 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 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
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.
Location
Heitoraí lies 142 km. from the regional center of
Anápolis. Highway connections are made by federal highway BR-153 from
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 ...
to
Itaberaí then north on GO-156 for 38 kilometers.
Neighboring municipalities are
Guaraíta,
Itapuranga,
Itaguaru and
Itaberaí
Demographics
*Population density: 15.48 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Population growth rate: 1.67% 1996/2007
*Population in 2007: 3,556 (''3,283 in 1980'')
*Urban population in 2007: 2,468 (''1,088 in 1980'')
*Rural population in 2007: 1,088 (''1,450 in 1980'')
The economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising with 23,890 head (2005) and agriculture. The main crops cultivated are rice, beans, sugarcane, manioc, corn, and banana. In 2006 there were 376 farms with an area of 12,856 ha. of which 9,000 ha. were natural pasture. Approximately 1,000 workers were in the agricultural sector.
*Number of industrial establishments: 5
*Number of retail establishments: 29
*Number of motor vehicles: 249 automobiles and 43 pickup trucks
*Number of banking establishments: none
Health and education
The literacy rate was 85.8% in 2000 while the infant mortality rate was 21.53 in 1,000 live births. There were 06 schools in 2006, with 1,129 students. Health care was provided by 1 hospital with 19 beds (2007).
Heitoraí ranked 0.744 on the 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 ...
, giving it a state ranking of 93 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 2,055 (out of 5,507 municipalities). (2000) For the complete list se
frigoletto.com.br
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 ...
*
Anápolis Microregion
*
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
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Municipalities in Goiás