Santa Cruz 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 southeast
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 ...
.
Geography
Santa Cruz is located in the southeastern part of the state, 33 km. west of regional center,
Pires do Rio
Pires do Rio is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous town and a major producer of poultry.
Location
It is located in the Pires do Rio MicroregionCitybrazil It is located 144 kilometers from the state capital and is serve ...
. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the
Corumbá River
The Corumbá River (''Rio Corumbá'' in Portuguese) is the most important river in the Central Plateau region of Brazil. Its source is in the Montes de Pireneus, near Pirenópolis, state of Goiás, near the boundary with the Federal District ...
flows from north to south through the municipality.
It has boundaries with
Pires do Rio
Pires do Rio is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous town and a major producer of poultry.
Location
It is located in the Pires do Rio MicroregionCitybrazil It is located 144 kilometers from the state capital and is serve ...
,
Palmelo,
Cristianópolis,
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 ...
and
Piracanjuba
Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.''
...
. It is 121 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is connected by BR-352 /
Bela Vista de Goiás
Bela Vista de Goiás is a city located in central Goiás state in Brazil.
Location
It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia
The municipality has boundaries with Hidrolândia, Caldazinha, Aparecida de Goiânia, Senador Canedo, an ...
/
Cristianópolis / GO-020. Se
Distancias Rodoviarias Sepinfor all the distances.
The municipality is bathed by the Rio dos Bois, Rio do Peixe, córregos Manoel Duarte, Muquém, Buriti, Pedra de Amolar, Brumadinho, Caiapó, Pirapitinga, Fundo, Mato Virgem, Água Suja, São Benedito, Córrego da Chuva, Sapé, Dantas, and by the Ribeirão Brumado. In topography there is the Serra do Rio do Peixe, the hills of Clemente, Queiroz, Cuscuzeiro, Dois Irmãos, Pertapé, Serra dos Macacos, Cabeça de Mel and Capão Bonito. The climate is tropical humid.
Political Information
*Mayor: Esley Augusto Damaso (January 2005)
*City council: 09
*Eligible voters: 2,898 (December/2007)
Demographics
Population distribution is characterized by the fact that the rural population outnumbered the urban by almost two to one.
*Population density: 3.19 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Urban population: 1,007 (2007)
*Rural population: 2,535 (2007)
*Population growth: a loss of about 500 people since 1980
The economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
*Industrial units: 3 (2007)
*Commercial units: 18 (2007)
*Cattle herd: 65,000 head (15,000 milk cows)
*Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, coffee, bananas, soybeans (10,000 hectares) and corn
Agricultural data 2006
*Number of farms: 725
*Total area: 97,104 ha.
*Area of permanent crops: 92 ha.
*Area of perennial crops: 13,369 ha.
*Area of natural pasture: 55,190 ha.
*Area of woodland and forests: 26,435 ha.
*Persons dependent on farming: 1,500
*Farms with tractors: 161
*Number of tractors: 316
*Cattle herd: 65,000 hea
IBGE
Education (2006)
*Schools: 4
*Classrooms: 25
*Teachers: 40
*Students: 726
*Middle schools enrollment: 123
*Higher education: none
*Adult literacy rate: 87.5% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
*Hospitals: 1
*Hospital beds: 12
*Ambulatory clinics: 3
*Infant mortality rate: 14.0 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
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: 0.782
*State ranking: 26 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 1,006 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For the complete list se
Frigoletto.com
History
Unlike many of the municipalities in Goiás, Santa Cruz has its origins in the 18th century, when mule drivers in 1721 on their way to the mines of
Cuiabá
Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city' ...
discovered gold in the region. A cross was raised and the ''arraial'' (village) of Santa Cruz was founded in 1729. Later when the territory was divided in two Santa Cruz was the center of a julgado, which was almost the size of Portugal. In 1833 it was raised to the status of a municipality. The first railroad arrived 28 kilometers away in 1914 and the station was called Pires do Rio, which later became the most important city of the region.
With attractive landscapes around the city, Santa Cruz has rivers and waterfalls that promise future touristic development.
See also
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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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Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
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Municipalities in Goiás
Populated places established in 1729
1729 establishments in Brazil