São Miguel do Passa Quatro

São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion, at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia.Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-139. See [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/pub/anuario/2005/transporte/tab01_transporte.htm Sepin] for all the distances.

It has boundaries with Bela Vista de Goiás, Cristianópolis, Silvânia and Vianópolis.

Climate

The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 21 °C. From May to October are the lowest temperatures, between 18 °C and 21 °C, with an average minimum of 9 °C to 13 °C. The hottest months, from September to November, register maximum temperatures of 36 °C to 38 °C. The annual rainfall is around 1,400 millimeters.The elevation varies between 600 and 900 meters above sea level.

Political information

*Mayor: Eleusa França de Melo (January 2005-January 2009)
*City council: 09 members
*Eligible voters: 3,033 (December/2007)

Demographics

*Population density: 6.84 inhab/km² (2007)
*Urban population: 1,870 (2007)
*Rural population: 1,810 (2007)
*Population growth: a gain of about 1,000 people since 1991

The Economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
*Industrial units: 6 (2007)
*Commercial units: 29 (2007)
*Cattle herd: 32,400 head (5,400 milk cows) (2006)
*Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, guava, oranges, tangerines, corn (1,500 hectares), sorghum, tomatoes, and soybeans (11,000 hectares).

Agricultural data 2006
*Number of farms: 524
*Total area: 30,427 ha.
*Area of permanent crops: 90 ha.
*Area of perennial crops: 5,724 ha.
*Area of natural pasture: 16,939 ha.
*Area of woodland and forests: 6,835 ha.
*Persons dependent on farming: 1,300
*Farms with tractors: 69
*Number of tractors: 105
*Cattle herd: 127,000 head [http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE]

Education (2006)

*Schools: 5
*Students: 1,040
*Higher education: none
*Adult literacy rate: 90.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

*Hospitals: 1
*Hospital beds: 20
*Ambulatory clinics: 3
*Infant mortality rate: 19.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

Municipal Human Development Index
*MHDI: 0.767
*State ranking: 45 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
*National ranking: 1,413 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For the complete list see [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto.com]

See also
*List of municipalities in Goiás
*Microregions of Goiás

References

* [http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/ Seplan]
* [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto]
* [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ City Brazil]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/pub/anuario/2005/transporte/tab01_transporte.htm Sepin]