ISRAELâNDIA

'Israelândia' is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,783 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 577,4 km² (10/10/2002)

★ Population density: 5.01 inhab/km² (2003)

★ Elevation: 378 meters

★ Became a municipality: 1958

★ Statistical microregion: Iporá Microregion

★ Postal code: 76205-000
'Geographical Information'

★ Distance to the state capital: 199 km.

★ Distance to regional center (Iporá): 28 km.

★ Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 31 kilometers northeast to Amorinópolis.
Neighboring municipalities: Jaupaci, Fazenda Nova, Moiporá, and Iporá.
'Political Data'

★ Eligible voters: 2,313 (06/09/2004)

★ Mayor: Débora Liz da Silva e Sousa (January 2005)

★ Vice-mayor: Eudes Rocha de Castro

★ Councilmembers: 09
'Demographic Data'

★ Population growth rate 1991/2000: -1.22.%

★ Population in 1980: 3,583

★ Population in 1991: 3,356

★ Urban population in 2003: 2,263

★ Rural population in 2003: 633
'Economy'
The economy is based on services, small industries, cattle raising, and agriculture.

★ Number of Industrial Establishments: 02 (10/06/2005)

★ Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004)

★ Distilleries: none - (June/2005)

★ Meat-packing Plants/Egg processing: none - (07/06/2005)

★ Dairies: none - (07/06/2005)

★ Banking Establishments: none - (01/06/2005)

★ Number of Retail Commerial Establishments: 20 (April/2005)
'Animal Raising (2004)'

★ Cattle (head) 47,000

★ Milk production (1,000 liters) 3,820

★ Egg production: (1,000 dz) 29

★ Swine: (head) 2,710

★ Milk cows (head): 4,200
'Agricultural Production (2005)'

★ Area(hectares) Prod. (tons)

★ Rice: 240 / 200

★ Bananas: 65 / 500

★ Sugarcane: 5 / 250

★ Coconuts: (thousand fruits) 10 / 130

★ Manioc: 300 / 6,000

★ Corn: 470 / 1,300

★ Soybeans: 210 / 400

★ GDP: (R$ 1.000.00) 15.978 (2003)

★ GDP per capita: (R$ 1,00) 5,581 (2003)

★ GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1.000.00): 8.429 (Agriculture), 1.122 (Industry), 5.874 (Services)

★ Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 194
'Education (2005)'

★ Schools in activity: 3

★ Classrooms: 20

★ Teachers: 41

★ Total Students: 788

★ Students in pre-school education: 77

★ Students in Literacy Class: 47

★ Students in Primary Level: 502

★ Students in Secondary Level: 123

★ Students in Special Education: 8

★ Students in Adult Education: 78

★ Students in Professional Education: 0

★ Literacy rate: 84.5%
'Health (2003)'

★ Hospitals: 01

★ Beds: 30

★ Walk-in health clinics: 02

★ Doctors: 03

★ Nurses: 01

★ Dentists: 0

★ Infant mortality rate: 24.39 in 1,000 live births
'Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index'

★ Life expectancy: 68.7

★ Adult literacy rate: 0.828

★ School attendance rate: 0.844

★ HDI-M: 0.730

★ State ranking: 145 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)

★ National ranking: 2,423 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

★ Classification according to HDI:
High (0,800 and higher)
Middle (0,500 - 0,799)
Low (below 0,500)
''Data are from 2000''
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com.br
'Sources of Data'

★ Diario da Manhã

★ IBGE

★ Seplan

★ Frigoletto

★ City Brazil