Santa Bárbara 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 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,
Brazil
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.
Location
Santa Bárbara is located due west of
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 ...
. Nearby towns are
Trindade (40 km. to the east), and
Nazário
Nazário is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Nazário is located 74 km. west of the state capital, Goiânia a few kilometers west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba River. The regional center, An ...
(17 km. to the west). The regional center,
Anicuns
Anicuns is a city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Geographys
Anicuns is located in the Anicuns Microregion, which includes 13 cities with a population of 103276 inhabitants in a total area of 5483.10 km2.
It forms boundarie ...
) is 25 km. to the northwest.
Highway connections are made from Goiânia by state highway BR-069 west from
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 ...
, through
Trindade, and then 40 kilometers west to Santa Bárbara de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are
Avelinópolis,
Nazário
Nazário is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Nazário is located 74 km. west of the state capital, Goiânia a few kilometers west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba River. The regional center, An ...
,
Campestre de Goiás, and
Guapó
Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km2 (10/10/2002).
Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are:
*n ...
.
Demographics
*In 2007 the population density was 40.53 inhabitants/km
2. In 2007 there were 5,003 people living in the urban area and 655 people living in the rural area.
The economy
The economy is based on services, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. There was one financial institution, a branch of Itaú Bank. In 2006 there were 16,600 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, beans, manioc, corn, soybeans, and tomatoes.
Health and education
There was 1 hospital with 13 beds in 2007. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 23,42—below the national average of 33.0. In 2006 the school system had 4 schools and 1,609 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 85.5%--below the national average of 86.4%. The ranking on the Municipal
Human Development Index
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was 0.733
*State ranking on MHDI: 134 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking on MHDI: 2.357 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
History
The settlement of Santa Bárbara began in 1930 with the arrival in the area of its first settlers, Pedro Luís Tavares, Antônio José de Araújo, and Tomás Lobo. Two years later the construction began of a chapel honoring Saint Barbara, known as defender against storms and lightning, which were very common in the area. At first it was a district of the municipality of
Trindade and got city status in 1963. Source
Sepin
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 ...
*
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto Sepin
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Municipalities in Goiás