Santa Terezinha 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,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as "Santa Teresinha".

Location

Santa Terezinha is in the extreme north of the state, 174 km. southwest 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 ...

. It is 66 km. west of the important BR-153 highway. Highway connections 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 ...

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 / Rianápolis / Rialma / GO-336 / Itapaci / GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás. Santa Terezinha de Goiás is bordered by the following municipalities: *north:

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 ...

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: Guarinos *east:

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 ...

*west: Crixás

Demographics

*Population density: 9.61 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 8,673 (2007) *Rural population: 2,885 (2007) *Population change: 1.37% 1996/2007

The economy

The economy is based on modest agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 18 (2007) *Retail units: 111 (2007), employing 275 workers in 2005 *Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Bradesco S.A. (01/06/2005) *Automobiles: 567 (2007) Agricultural data (2006) *Farms: 691 *Total agricultural area: 66,678 hectares *Permanent planted area: 2,297 hectares *Temporary planted area: 3,441 hectares *Natural pasture: 43,488 hectares *Woodland and forest: 15,177 hectares *Workers related to the farm owner: 1,609 *Workers not related to the farm owner: 188 (IBGE) *Cattle herd: 77,000 head (2006) *Main crops: rice (280 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (900 hectares), palm hearts and coconut

Education

*Schools: 11 with 3,503 students *Higher education: campus of the Estadual de Goiás *Adult literacy rate: 83.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health

*Hospitals: 1 *Hospital beds: 43 *Ambulatory clinics: 5 *Infant mortality rate: 27.56 (2000) (national average was 33. 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 ...

*MHDI: .721 *State ranking: 171 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,607 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 200 Seplan Economic Development Index: The ranking was 168 out of 246 municipalities. Seplan Social Development Index: The ranking was 101 out of 246 municipalities.Seplan
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