Ipiranga 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 north-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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.
Municipal Boundaries
Ipiranga has boundaries with:
Ceres,
Itapaci,
Nova Glória and
Rubiataba. Ipiranga is 219 kilometers from the state capital,
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 ...
.
Highway Connections from Goiânia
Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 /
Nerópolis
Nerópolis () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
The municipality is part of the metropolitan region of Goiânia, which is 25 kilometers to the west. It is nationally known as the city of garlic and sweets. Strategically ...
/
São Francisco de Goiás
São Francisco de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Municipal boundaries:
*North: Jaraguá
*South: Petrolina de Goiás
*East: Pirenópolis
*West: Jesúpolis and Jaraguá
Connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / ...
/ BR-153 /
Jaraguá /
Rialma / GO-434.
History
The history of Ipiranga de Goiás is connected to the decree of 1941 creating the agricultural colony called Colonia Agrícola Nacional de Goiás, administered by the engineer Bernardo Sayão. In 1949 the dentist Raimundo Alves de Souza arrived with his family and fought to make a city out of Ipiranga. In 1956 he acquired lands and divided them into lots to attract settlers. Ipiranga became a district of
Ceres in 1968 and became a municipality in 1998. Se
Ipiranga de Goiás for the history.
Demographics
*Population density: 11.65 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Total population in 2001: 2,804
*Total population in 2007: 2,813
*Urban population in 2007: 843
*Rural population in 2007: 1,970
*Population growth rate: n/a
The economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture. There were 416 farms in 2006 with a total area of 18,494 hectares, of which 5,400 hectares were cropland and 11,683 hectares were pasture. There were 23,000 head of cattle in 2006. The main crops were rice, sugarcane (3,300 hectares), manioc, corn, and beans.
*Automobiles: 141 in 200
IBGE
Health and education
There were 06 schools in 2006 with 688 students. There were no hospitals. There are no data available on the Municipal
Human Development Index
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.
See also
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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 ...
References
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Municipalities in Goiás