Marzagão 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 south
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 ...
.
Location
Marzagão is located in the
Meia Ponte Microregion
The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 municipalities with a total po ...
in the extreme south of the state, less than north of the great Itumbiara reservoir, which forms the boundary with the state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
. There are paved road connections with
Água Limpa
Água Limpa is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 1,830 in 2020 and the municipal area was 454.3 km2.
Geography
Água Limpa is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion (SeCitybrazilfor all the regions) in the extre ...
, , and
Caldas Novas
Caldas Novas () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. It is considered by many to be the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world.
Location
Caldas Novas is located 170 km south of state capital, Goiânia, with good roads link ...
, .
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 100 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 /
Aragoiânia
Aragoiânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 10,496 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 219.5 km2.
Aragoiânia is 42 km. from the state capital, Goiânia, and is linked by highway GO-040. There are al ...
/
Cromínia
Cromínia is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines.
Geographical Information
Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin. It is approxim ...
/ GO-217. Se
Sepinfor the complete list of distances in the state of
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. ...
Municipal boundaries are with:
*north and east:
Caldas Novas
Caldas Novas () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. It is considered by many to be the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world.
Location
Caldas Novas is located 170 km south of state capital, Goiânia, with good roads link ...
*west:
Rio Quente
Rio Quente () is a municipality in the south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is the site of a hot water spa known all over the country.
Location
Rio Quente is 178 km. south of the state capital Goiânia and 360 km. southwest of Bras� ...
*south:
Água Limpa
Água Limpa is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 1,830 in 2020 and the municipal area was 454.3 km2.
Geography
Água Limpa is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion (SeCitybrazilfor all the regions) in the extre ...
and
Corumbaíba
Corumbaíba is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and connections
Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is south of Caldas Novas and north of the Itumbiara reservoir.
Connections fr ...
History
Marzagão began at the beginning of the twentieth century on lands belonging to the Fazenda Boa Vista de Marzagão, in the municipality of
Caldas Novas
Caldas Novas () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. It is considered by many to be the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world.
Location
Caldas Novas is located 170 km south of state capital, Goiânia, with good roads link ...
. Because of its position on the highway linking
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. ...
with
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
it developed quickly. In 1916 it became a district of Caldas Novas. In 1938 the name was shortened from Boa Vista de Marzagão to Marzagão. In 1949 it was dismembered from Caldas Novas and had two districts—Marzagão and Água Limpa. In 1958 Água Limpa was itself dismembered to become a separate municipality.
Politics
For the period of 2004-2008 the mayor was Claudinei Rabelo da Silva and the vice-mayor was Neilton Marcelino de Souza. There were 1,734 eligible voters in 2007.
Demographics
In 2007 the population density was 9.00 inhabitants/km
2. The population has almost doubled since 1980 when there were 1,095 inhabitants. From 1991 to 2000 the growth rate was 3.53.% and from 2000 to 2007 it was 0.96%. Most of the population is urban: 1,781 urban inhabitants and 272 rural inhabitants in 2007.
Economy
The economy is based on services, public employment, modest transformation industries,
cattle raising
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, and agriculture.
The cattle herd had 17,890 head in 2006. Poultry and swine production was modest. The main agricultural products in planted area were rice and corn. In 2006 there were 95 agricultural producers with 798 hectares of planted crops. Eighty five of these farmers had tractors. The total agricultural area was 19,092 ha., of which 14,613 ha. were natural pasture.
Health and education
In 2007 there was 1 hospital with 29 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. The
infant mortality
Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births. The under-five morta ...
rate was 13.91 in 2000, which was well below the national and state average. In 2006 the school system had 2
primary schools
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with 492 students and 01
middle school
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with 116 students. There were no institutions of
higher education
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. The
adult literacy
Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values.Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralp ...
rate was 85.7% in 2000.
Marzagão is a relatively prosperous town. The United Nations Human Development Index (2000) ranked Marzagão 33 out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás and 1090 out of 5505 municipalities in all the country with a score of 0.779.
;Ranking on the Municipal
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the Educational system, education system), ...
*MHDI: 0.779
*State ranking: 33 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 1,090 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For the complete list se
Frigoletto.com
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 ...
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Meia Ponte Microregion
The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 municipalities with a total po ...
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