Ivolândia 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 eastern

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,

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. The population was 2,718 (2007) in a total area of 1,262.8 km² (10/10/2002).

Location

*Distance to regional center (

Iporá Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km2 (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers. Location ...

): 56 km. *Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from

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, through Trindade,

São Luís de Montes Belos São Luís de Montes Belos (also written São Luis de Montes Belos) is a municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil. Location It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by ...

, GO-444 /

Moiporá Moiporá is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Distances and Highway Connections *Distance to the state capital: 160 km. *Distance to regional center ( Iporá): 76 km. *Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from ...

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Amorinópolis Amorinópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location The distance to the regional center of ( Iporá) is 19 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, S� ...

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Palestina de Goiás Palestina de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Palestina is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Bonito and the Rio Caiapó. There are paved road connections linking the town to Jataí in ...

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Arenópolis Arenópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,495 (2007) in a total area of 1,074.5 km2. Location and Connections with Goiânia Arenópolis is located in the Aragarças Microregion in an isolated and und ...

, and

Paraúna Paraúna is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It has strange rock formations and is a large producer of cotton and soybeans. Location Highway connections with Goiânia are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / ...

. Districts, villages, and hamlets *District: Campolândia. *Hamlets: Estrela do Oriente and Petrolandia.

Demographics

*Population growth rate 1996/2007: -1.31% *Population in 1980: 4,269 *Population in 2007: 2,718 *Urban population in 2007: 1,481 *Rural population in 2007: 1,237
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The economy

The economy is based on services, cattle, milk products, and limited agriculture. There was 01 dairy—UNILAT - Indústria de Laticínios Ltda (07/06/2006). There were no bank branches in 2007. The cattle here had 93,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, rice, soybeans, and sugarcane. *GDP (PIB) (R$1,000.00): 20,240 (2005) *GDP per capita (R$1.00): 6,796 (2005) Motor vehicles *Automobiles: 125 *Pickup trucks: 37 *Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 17 Agricultural data 2006 *Farms: 488 *Total area: 104,195 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 39 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 124 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 76,909 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 25,015 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 1,600 *Farms with tractors: 83 *Number of tractors: 108 *Cattle herd: 93,000 hea
IBGE

Education and Health

*Schools in activity: 4 *Classrooms: 18 *Teachers: 29 *Total Students: 610 *Literacy Rate: 81.6% *Hospitals: 1 *Beds: 16 *Public health clinics: 3 *Infant mortality rate: 24.39 (in 1,000 live births) *Municipal

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: 0.721 *State ranking: 169 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2.601 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

History

The opening up of these lands began in 1939 when several families from

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and

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settled along the banks of the Rio Claro and the Córrego Encantado seeking gold and diamonds. In 1944 a dirt road was opened and a village was formed called Boa Vista, because of the location on the plateau between

and

. In 1947 the first church dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Abadia was built and one year later came the first primary school. In 1952 Boa Vista was made a district of

Aurilândia Aurilândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location The distance to the state capital is 146 km. while the distance to the main regional center São Luís de Montes Belos is 23 km. Highway connections from Goiânia ar ...

and the name was changed to Ivolândia, in homage to the pioneer Ivo Moreira Neves. In 1953 it was raised to municipal status.

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