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| Aragarças | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 660.6 km² |
| Population: | 18,378 ''(IBGE 2005)'' |
| Elevation: | 310m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76240-000 |
| Became a city: | 1953 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 410 km. |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Aragarças Microregion |
| Website: | n/a |
'Aragarças' is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Aragarças is the most important town in the Aragarças Microregion, taking in 7 cities and a population of 55981 inhabitants in an area of 11,091.90 km². It is 410 km. from the state capital, Goiânia on the confluence of two important rivers, the Garças and the Araguaia River.
Highway connections with Goiânia are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Turvânia / Israelândia / Iporá / Piranhas / BR-158 / Bom Jardim de Goiás.
Municipal boundaries are with:
★ North and Northwest: Araguaia River
★ South and West: Baliza and Bom Jardim de Goiás
★ East: Montes Claros de Goiás and Bom Jardim de Goiás
It is separated from Barra do Garça in Mato Grosso do Sul by a bridge over the Araguaia River. The main highway connections are made by BR-158, BR-70, GO-194 and GO-060.
Demographic and Political Data
★ Population density: 24.55 inhab/km² (2003)
★ Population growth rate 1991/2000: 2.12.%
★ Population in 1980: 9,690
★ Population in 1991: 13,742
★ Urban population in 2003: 17,015
★ Rural population in 2003: 455
★ Eligible voters: 11,917 (09/2004)
★ City government in 2005: mayor (Marcos Antônio de Oliveira), vice-mayor (Osmar Rezende), and 09 councilmembers
★ Households in 2000: 4,737
★ Households earning less than one minimum salary in 2000: 1894
Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and tourism.
The population was employed in transformation industries, commerce (174 units), hotels and restaurants, and public admininstration (297 workers). The informal economy is also very strong.
In recent years tourism has become one of the main sources of income, since the area is surrounded by great natural beauty. It is one of the most visited touristic points in the state, especially in the months of June and July, when enormous sandbanks are exposed on the Araguaia River, creating kilometers of pristine beaches. The Araguaia is a sought after location for sport fishing.
★ Gross Domestic Product: 38.335 million Reais in 2002, which was 0.12% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion Reais in the same year.
★ Gross Domestic Product per capita: 2,203 in 2002, which was well below the state average of 5,291 in the same year
There were 29,000 cattle registered in 2003.
Main agricultural products
★ rice: 90 hectares (2003)
★ corn: 50 hectares
★ charcoal: 800 tons
★ hardwood: 850 cubic meters
Data are from IBGE
Motor vehicles
★ automobiles and pickups: 3,339
★ trucks: 459
★ motorcycles: 2,668
(IBGE 2004)
Health and Education
★ infant mortality rate: not available
★ literacy rate: 88.2 (2000)
★ health establishments: 06
★ hospitals: 01
★ hospital beds: 29
★ public doctors, nurses, and dentists: 13 / 06 / 02
(2002)
★ pre-primary school enrollment: 360
★ pre-primary schools: 06 (02 private)
★ pre-primary school teachers: 20
★ primary school enrollment: 3,327
★ primary schools: 14 (02 private)
★ primary school teachers: 173
★ middle school enrollment: 596
★ middle schools: 01
★ middle school teachers: 26
★ higher education: none reporting in 2004
(See IBGE
==Human Development Index
★ Life expectancy: 68.722
★ Adult literacy: 0.869
★ School attendance: 0.864
★ HDI-M: 0.748
★ State ranking: 81 (out of 242 municipalities)
★ National ranking: 1,941 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
''All data are from 2000''
External links==★ Diario da Manhã
★ IBGE
★ Seplan
★ Frigoletto
★ City Brazil
See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
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