DOVERLâNDIA

'Doverlândia' is a small city and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and soybeans.

★ Population: 7,521 in 2005

★ Total area: 3,218.2 km²

★ Population density: 2.51 inhab/km² (2003)

★ Elevation: 509 meters

★ Achieved municipal status: 1982

★ Distance to Iporá: 189 kilometers

★ Distance to Goiânia: 401 kilometers

★ Postal code: 75855-000
Doverlândia is in the Southwest Goiás Microregion in the far eastern section of the state and is relatively isolated from major population centers. Surrounding municipalities are: Mineiros and Caiapônia. To the east lies the Araguaia River and the boundary with the state of Mato Grosso.
Connecting highways from Goiânia are GO-060 / Trindade / Nazário / Firminópolis / Israelândia / Iporá / GO-221 / Palestina de Goiás / Caiapônia. [1]
'Political data'

★ Eligible voters: 5,929 (06/09/2004)

★ Mayor: Ipácio Divino de Oliveira (January 2005)

★ Vice-mayor: Docemira Augusta de Lima Castro

★ Councilmembers: 09
'Demographic data'

★ Population growth rate 1991/2000: -1.95.%

★ Population in 1980: n/a

★ Population in 1991: 10,213

★ Urban population in 2003: 5,215

★ Rural population in 2003: 2,833

★ Households in 2000: 2.395

★ Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 1,028

Contents

Economy

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, especially corn, rice, and soybeans.
'Economic data'

★ Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$72.870 million

★ Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$55.392 million

★ State ranking of GDP in 2002: 88 out of 246 municipalities

★ PIB per capita in 2003: R$9,229

★ PIB per capita in 2002: R$6,853 (state average was R$5,921)

★ Industrial units: 13 (10/06/2005)

★ Retail units: 118 (abr/2005)

★ Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. (01/06/2005)

★ Dairies: Laticínios Catupiry Ltda. (07/06/2005)

★ Automobiles: 315 in 2004
Data below are from 2005.

★ Cattle: 251,257 head

★ Rice: 45.00 km²

★ Corn: 10.00 km²

★ Soybeans: 120.00 km²
Data are from IBGE
'Education and health'

★ Literacy rate: 82.1%

★ Infant mortality rate: 28.66 in 1,000 live births

★ Schools: 09 (2005)

★ Classrooms: 48

★ Teachers: 95

★ Students: 2,136

★ Hospitals: 01 (July 2003

★ Hospital beds: 24

★ Walk-in public health clinics: 03
'Ranking on the United Nations Municipal Human Development Index'

★ Life expectancy: 67.24

★ Adult literacy rate: 0.799

★ School attendance rate: 0.771

★ MHDI: 0.710

★ State ranking: 198 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)

★ National ranking: 2,831 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
''Data are from 2000''
For the complete list see [2]
'Sources of data'

★ Diario da Manhã

★ IBGE

★ Seplan

★ Frigoletto

★ City Brazil