- Turvânia
Turvânia is a small town and
municipality in easternGoiás state,Brazil .Location
Turvânia is located west of
Goiânia , 28 km. east ofSão Luís de Montes Belos .Highway connections fromGoiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west fromGoiânia , throughTrindade ,Santa Bárbara de Goiás , and then 50 kilometers west to Turvânia. Neighboring municipalities areFirminópolis ,São Luís de Montes Belos ,Adelândia ,Nazário andAnicuns .Demographics
The population density was 10.51 inhab/km² (2007). The urban population was 4,036 (2007) and the rural population was 926.
The Economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There was one dairy in 2007. The cattle herd had 65,000 (2006). The main crops were rice, bananas, sugarcane (2,200 hectares), beans, manioc, corn, tomatoes, and soybeans.
Health and Education
The adult literacy rate was 85.5% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%). There were 02 hospitals with 37 beds. The infant mortality rate was 26.08 (2000) (the national average was 33.0). The classification on the Municipal
Human Development Index was 0.736 (state ranking: 122 out of 242 municipalities and national ranking of 1,267 out of 5,507 municipalities. For the complete list see [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm frigoletto.com.br]History
Turvânia began in 1930 with the establishment of a settlement called Poções, from the nearby stream. The site originally had a cemetery called "por enquanto" (for the time being). In 1943 land was donated to build a chapel and the first constructions and streets appeared. In the beginning progress was difficult because of malaria, the lack of medicine and roads. In 1958 it became a municipality with the name "Turvânia" because of the Turvo River that crosses the region. Source: [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin]
ee also
*
List of municipalities in Goiás
*Microregions 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.citybrazil.com.br/ City Brazil]
* [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin]
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