Sanclerlândia

Sanclerlândia is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,641 in 2005 and the total area of the municipality was 496.8 km².

Location

Sanclerlândia belongs to the Anicuns Microregion and is northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. It has paved road connections with Itaberaí and São Luís de Montes Belos. Neighboring municipalities are Buriti de Goiás, Mossâmedes, São Luís de Montes Belos, Adelândia, and Córrego do Ouro. The distance to Goiânia is 134 km. Highway connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-326 / Anicuns / GO-222 / GO-326 / Choupana.

Demographics

The population density was 15.39 inhab/km² (2007). There were 6,038 people living in urban areas and 1,609 living in rural areas (2007). The population has decreased about 900 inhabitants since 1980.

The Economy

The economy is based on agriculture (rice, bananas, and corn), cattle raising (74,170 head in 2006), services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2007 there were 03 financial institutions.

Health and Education

In the educational area there was a campus of the UEG - Faculdade Estadual de Agronomia e Zootecnia de Sanclerlândia. The adult literacy rate was 85.3% (2000) (national average was 86.4%). In 2006 there were 2 hospitals with 63 beds. The infant mortality rate was 23.49 (2000) (the national average was 33.0)

*The Municipal Human Development Index was 0.734
*State ranking: 129 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 2,324 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

Sanclerlândia began in 1943 with a settlement along the highway connecting Goiânia and Córrego do Ouro. The first dwelling was a general store owned by Saint'Clair Rodrigues de Mendonça, from Minas Gerais. Soon other houses appeared and the first name was Barreirinho, taken from the stream nearby. In 1958, with the death of its founder, the settlement was called Sanclerlândia. At first a district of Mossâmedes, it got its municipal emancipation in 1963. Today the city is known statewide as the host to the Annual "Jeep Cross" Jeep Competition.

ee also

*List of municipalities in Goiás
*Microregions of 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.citybrazil.com.br/ City Brazil]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin]