FAZENDA NOVA

'Fazenda Nova' is a small town and municipality in central-west Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,048 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,285.7 km².

★ Population density: 5.52 hab/km² (2003)

★ Elevation: 476 meters

★ Became a city: 1953

★ Postal code: 76220-000
Fazenda Nova is located northwest of the state capital, Goiânia, which is 206 km. away taking highways GO-418 and GO-060. Fazenda Nova belongs to the Iporá Microregion.
Municipal boundaries are with:
Buriti de Goiás, Córrego do Ouro, Israelândia, Jaupaci, Jussara, Montes Claros de Goiás and Novo Brasil.
'Political Data'

★ Eligible voters: 5,496 (06/09/2004)

★ Mayor: João Batista de Medeiros (January 2005)

★ Vice-mayor: Irineu de Souza Corrêa

★ Councilmembers: 09
'Demographic Data'

★ Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.11.%

★ Population in 1980: 9,887

★ Population in 1991: 7,165

★ Urban population in 2003: 4,783

★ Rural population in 2003: 2,288

★ Households in 2000: 2,265

★ Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 1,049
'Economic Data'

★ Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$43,566 million

★ Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$36,095 million

★ State ranking of GDP in 2002: 119 out of 246 municipalities

★ PIB per capita in 2003: R$6,167

★ PIB per capita in 2002: R$5,104 (state average was R$5,921)

★ Industrial units: 11 (10/06/2005)

★ Retail units: 68 (abr/2005)

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

★ Dairies: Laticínios Morrinhos Ind. e Com. Ltda.; - Coop. Prod. de Leite da Regional de Fazenda Nova (07/06/2005)

★ Automobiles: 205 in 2004

★ Cattle: 117,800 head (2004)

★ Poultry: 48,500

★ Swine: 7,700

★ Milk cows: 24,000

★ Rice: 200 hectares

★ Corn: 700 hectares

★ Soybeans: 130 hectares

★ Modest production of manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.
'Education and Health'

★ Literacy rate: 84.1%

★ Infant mortality rate: 18.35 in 1,000 live births

★ Schools: 10 (2005)

★ Classrooms: 56

★ Teachers: 99

★ Students: 1,775

★ Hospitals: 01 (July 2003

★ Hospital beds: 28

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

★ Life expectancy: 71.28

★ Adult literacy rate: 0.821

★ School attendance rate: 0.877

★ MHDI: 0.746

★ State ranking: 89 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)

★ National ranking: 1,996 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
''Data are from 2000''
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com.br
'Sources of Data'

★ Diario da Manhã

★ IBGE

★ Seplan

★ Frigoletto

★ City Brazil