- Padre Bernardo
Padre Bernardo is a small
city andmunicipality north of theFederal District ofBrazil inGoiás state, Brazil.Location
Padre Bernardo is located 42 km. north of the boundary with the Federal District. It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
*North:Mimoso de Goiás
*South:Cocalzinho de Goiás
*East:Planaltina de Goiás
*West:Vila Propício History
Padre Bernardo owes its existence to pilgrims who came to a chapel in the region in the 1930s for the cult of the Divine Holy Spirit. In 1951 an "arraial" (settlement) was formed with the name of Barro Alto, located 12 kilometers west of the Maranhão River on a stream called Côrrego Barro Alto. The name "Padre Bernardo" became official in 1955 in tribute to the parish priest of Luziânia, Bernardo Stocker, who constantly visited the new town to celebrate weddings, baptisms and attend the religious needs of the local population. Padre Stocker died in 1955 and is buried in the church of
Luziânia . [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/ Seplan]The Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising and growing of corn and soybeans. Local commerce, with restaurants, bars, clothing and shoe shops, banks, supermarkets, among others, supply the basic necessities of the population. There are small industries of brick making, milk produces and clothing manufacturing. The largest employer in the town was the government. There were 02 bank branches in August 2007.
In 2006 there were 137,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sugarcane, beans, coconuts, oranges, lemons, manioc, corn, and soybeans (11,000 hectares in 2006). [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/ Seplan]
Agricultural data 2006
*Farms: 1,113
*Total area: 198,109 ha.
*Area of permanent crops: 1,462 ha.
*Area of perennial crops: 31,490 ha.
*Area of natural pasture: 124,040 ha.
*Area of woodland and forests: 35,582 ha.
*Persons dependent on farming: 3,400
*Number of tractors: 318
*Cattle herd: 137,000 [http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE]Health and Education
In 2006 there were 26 schools with 8,495 students enrolled. The literacy rate was 0.82.6% in 2000. In 2007 there was 01 hospital with 27 beds. The infant mortality rate was 30.06 in 2000. The Municipal
Human Development Index rating was 0.705 in 2000. [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/ Seplan]
*State ranking: 204 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 2,909 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For the complete list see [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto.com]ee also
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List of municipalities in Goiás ources of data
* [http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/ Seplan]
* [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/pub/anuario/2005/transporte/tab01_transporte.htm Distâncias Rodoviárias]
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