Vicentinópolis 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 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 ...

. The population was 8,873 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 737.2 km².

Location

Vicentinópolis 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 popu ...

, 22 kilometers west of

Joviânia Joviânia is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,402 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 454.9 km2. Location Joviânia is 177 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is located approximately halfway ...

and 65 kilometers south of

Edéia Edéia is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. Municipal Boundaries Edéia is in the Vale do Rio dos Boisstatistical micro-region and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Indiara *west: Acreúna and T ...

. The distance to the state capital,

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 176 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 /

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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 ...

Indiara Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: ...

/ GO-320 /

. For a list of distances se
Sepin
Neighboring municipalities are: *north:

*south: Porteirão and

Goiatuba Goiatuba is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 34,202 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 2,470.3 km2. Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn. Climate and Location The average ...

*east:

and

Pontalina Pontalina is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. One hundred and twenty-five kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, it has become one of the most important retail clusters of lingerie in the state: Every year thousand of p ...

*west:

Vicentinópolis began as a district of

in 1964, separating in 1980.

Demographics

*Population density: 8.03 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Urban population: 5,189 (2007) *Rural population: 730 (2007) *Population growth: -0.23% from 2000/2007

The economy

The economy is based on

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...

, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 4 (2007) *Commercial units: 97 (2007) *Financial institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005) *Cattle herd: 34,545 head (6,660 milk cows) (2006) *Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, corn, sorghum, wheat, tomatoes, and soybeans (38,500 hectares). *Farms: 194 *Area of farms: 65,224 *Area of crops: 377 ha. *Area of pasture: 30,833 ha. *Farms with tractors: 101

Education (2006)

*Schools: 4 with 1,881 students *Higher education: campus of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás *Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

*Hospitals: 2 *Hospital beds: 32 *Ambulatory clinics: 2 *Infant mortality rate: 14.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0). The municipality achieved a score of 0.773 on the United Nations

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 ...

, placing it in 37th place out of 242 municipalities in the state of

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 ...

. (2000) For the complete list se
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