Nova Iguaçu 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

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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Location

Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is located in the extreme north of the state and is 136 km from the regional center of

Porangatu Porangatu is a town in Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Parangatu is in its own microregion, Porangatu Microregion, of 226,766 inhabitants in an area of 35.287 km2; 426 km from the state capital, Goiânia. This microregion serves as a nu ...

. Other towns nearby are

Campinorte Campinorte is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 12,764 (2020) in a total area of 1,068 km2. Location Campinorte is located on the important Belém-Brasília, BR-153, and is 315 kilometers from the ...

, 28 km. to the east;

Alto Horizonte Alto Horizonte is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 6,605 in 2020 and the area of the municipality was 503.7 km². Location Alto Horizonte is located about 341 kilometers north of the state capital, Goiânia an ...

, 12 km. to the north; and

Santa Terezinha de Goiás Santa Terezinha de Goiás is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as "Santa Teresinha". Location Santa Terezinha is in the extreme north of the state, 174 km. southwest of Porangatu. It is 66&nbs ...

, 38 km. to the southwest. Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities: *north:

and

Mara Rosa Mara Rosa is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Mara Rosa is located 356 kilometers north of Goiânia in the Porangatu Microregion. It is 11 kilometers east of the Belém-Brasília highway, between the basins of the Ar ...

*south:

Uruaçu Uruaçu is a city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Uruaçu is located north of Anápolis and Goiânia on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Brasília to Belém. It is 269 km. from Goiânia and 244 ...

*east:

*west:

Campos Verdes de Goiás Campos Verdes is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Campos Verdes was known as the emerald capital of Goiás but is fast losing population as the emeralds have run out. Location It is located 321 kilometers from the state capital, Goi ...

The distance to

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 ...

is 338 km. Highway connections 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 / GO-080 /

Goianésia Goianésia () is a municipality in central Goiás, Brazil. It belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Ceres-Rialma-Goianésia and, since 2024, has been part of the Integrated Development Region of the Federal District and Surrounding Areas ( ...

/ Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 /

/ GO-428.

Political and demographic information

In January 2005 the mayor was

Adelino Serra Alves Adelino may refer to: People * Adelino (given name) * Adelino (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian football striker Places * Adelino, New Mexico, American census-designated place * Tome-Adelino, New Mexico, American former census-designated place ...

. There were 9 city-council members and the number of eligible voters was 2,240 (2007). In 2007 the population density was 4.17 inhabitants/km². There were 1,763 urban inhabitants and 859 rural inhabitants. The population has been in decline since the first census in 1996, losing almost 500 residents. Population growth rate: -0,71% 1996/2007

Economic information

The economy is based on modest transformation industries, services, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. In 2007 there were 4 industrial and 17 retail units. In 2007 there were 109 automobiles in the town.

Agricultural census (2006)

*Farms: 237 *Planted area: 1,135 hectares *Natural Pasture: 53,300 hectares *Woodland and Forest: 28,824 hectares *Persons occupied related to the farm owner: 596 *Persons occupied not related to the farm owner: 50 *Cattle: 39,000 head *rice: 280 hectares *corn: 400 hectares (IBGE 2006)

Health and education

In 2007 there were no hospitals and only one walk-in health clinic. The infant mortality rate was 27.56, below the national average of 33.0. In 2006 the school system had 5 schools and 788 students. There was one middle school with 170 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 84.3%, below the national average of 86.4%.

Ranking on development indexes

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 ...

*Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is ranked 166 out of 242 municipalities on the MHDI-M. *MHDI: 0.723 *State ranking: 166 (out of 246 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,571 (out of 5,505 municipalities) Index of Economic Development (Seplan 2001) *229/246 municipalities. Se
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Index of Social Development (Seplan 2000) *240/246 municipalities. Se

References

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