Lagoa Santa is a

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in southeast

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state,

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. Lagoa Santa is one of the most recent municipalities in the state, having been installed on 1 January 2001. It has hot water springs and is being developed as a resort.

Location

Lagoa Santa is located on the border with the state of

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, divided by the Aporé River, a tributary of the

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. It is 483 kilometers from the state capital,

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and is connected by highways BR-153 and BR-060, leaving from São Paulo, and from Goiânia, by highways Br-060 and BR-164 and GO-206 and GO-302. Connections with the state capital are made by BR-060 /

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/ Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 /

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/ GO-206 /

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/ GO-178 / Itajá / GO-302. It has boundaries on the north, east, and west with Itajá, and on the south with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Geography

The average elevation is 380 meters and the average annual temperature is approximately 20 °C to 24 °C, with the minimum of 17 °C and the maximum of 31 °C. It is not uncommon to have cold fronts in the region, which come from the south. The climate is very humid, with humidity around 70%. The town is crossed by the Rio Aporé, on the border with

. In the tropical forest along the river there is a natural lake, Lagoa Santa, with water temperatures of around 31 °C. This lake gave the town its name and is visited by tourists from all over the country, who seek a cure in the warm and medicinal waters of the lake.

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 2.67 inhabitants/km² *Total population in 2007: 5,409 *Urban population in 2007: 852 *Rural population in 2007: 373

The economy

The economy is based on services, government jobs, modest agriculture and cattle raising, and income generated from tourism. The cattle herd was 48,000 (2006). Economic Data (2007) *Industrial establishments: 0 *Retail establishments in 2007: 22 *Automobiles: 60 (2007) Main agricultural products in ha.(2006) *rice: 100 *corn: 200 Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 81 *Total area: 42,940 *Area of permanent crops: 33 *Area of perennial crops: 166 *Area of natural pasture: 31,372 *Persons dependent on farming: 212 *Farms with tractors: 37 *Number of tractors: 6
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Education and Health

There were 02 schools in activity (2006) and no hospitals. *Literacy Rate: n/a *Infant mortality rate: n/a (in 1,000 live births) Lagoa Santa was first created a district of Itajá in 1988 with the name Termas de Lagoa Santa. In 1998 it became a municipality with the present name.

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