- Castelândia
:Castelândia is a small
town andmunicipality in southwestGoiás state,Brazil . It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans.Location
Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba. It is 54 kilometers northeast of the regional center,
Quirinópolis and 95 kilometers southwest of Rio Verde. The distance to the state capital,Goiânia , is 282 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 /Aragoiânia /Cromínia /Pontalina /Bom Jesus de Goiás / BR-452 / GO-319 /Aloândia . [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/pub/anuario/2005/transporte/tab01_transporte.htm Sepin] . Neighboring municipalities are Rio Verde,Maurilândia , andBom Jesus de Goiás .Demographics
*Population density in 2007: 11.87 inhab/km²
*Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.31.%
*Total population in 2007: 3,530
*Total population in 1996: 3,653
*Urban population in 2007: 3,205
*Rural population in 2007: 325The Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006), poultry production, and growing of sugar cane, corn, and soybeans. There was 01 financial institution in 2007--BRADESCO S.A
Motor vehicles
*Automobiles: 187
*Pickup trucks: 38
*Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 15.6Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)
*rice: 600
*sugarcane: 2,600
*corn: 3,000
*soybeans: 6,000Farm Data (2006)in ha.
*Number of farms: 119
*Total area: 23,793
*Area of permanent crops: n/a
*Area of perennial crops: 18,246
*Area of natural pasture: 4,212
*Persons dependent on farming: 351Health and Education
In 2006 there was 01 hospital with 15 beds. There were no institutions of higher education.
*The infant mortality rate was 20.02 in 2000.
*The literacy rate was 80.0 in 2000.
*MHDI: 0.732
*State ranking: 137 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 2,379 (out of 5,507 municipalities)History
*Castelândia was created as a district belonging to the municipality of Rio Verde in 1963. In 1993 it was dismembered from Rio Verde to become its own municipality.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]
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