Santa Terezinha de Goiás is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as "Santa Teresinha".
Santa Terezinha de Goiás | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Goiás state | |
  Santa Terezinha de Goiás Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 14°26′00″S 49°41′44″W / 14.43333°S 49.69556°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Porangatu Microregion |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,202.2 km2 (464.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 8,562 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 76500-000 |
Location
editSanta Terezinha is in the extreme north of the state, 174 km. southwest of Porangatu. It is 66 km. west of the important BR-153 highway.
Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rianápolis / Rialma / GO-336 / Itapaci / GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás.
Santa Terezinha de Goiás is bordered by the following municipalities:
- north: Campos Verdes de Goiás and Mara Rosa
- south: Guarinos
- east: Uruaçu
- west: Crixás
Political information
editThis section needs to be updated. (August 2023) |
- Mayor: Vitalino da Silva Muniz (January 2005)
- City council: 09
- Eligible voters: 8,998 (December/2007)
Demographics
edit- Population density: 9.61 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
- Urban population: 8,673 (2007)
- Rural population: 2,885 (2007)
- Population change: 1.37% 1996/2007
The economy
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The economy is based on modest agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
- Industrial units: 18 (2007)
- Retail units: 111 (2007), employing 275 workers in 2005
- Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Bradesco S.A. (01/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 567 (2007)
Agricultural data (2006)
- Farms: 691
- Total agricultural area: 66,678 hectares
- Permanent planted area: 2,297 hectares
- Temporary planted area: 3,441 hectares
- Natural pasture: 43,488 hectares
- Woodland and forest: 15,177 hectares
- Workers related to the farm owner: 1,609
- Workers not related to the farm owner: 188 (IBGE)
- Cattle herd: 77,000 head (2006)
- Main crops: rice (280 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (900 hectares), palm hearts and coconut
Education
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- Schools: 11 with 3,503 students
- Higher education: campus of the Estadual de Goiás
- Adult literacy rate: 83.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health
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- Hospitals: 1
- Hospital beds: 43
- Ambulatory clinics: 5
- Infant mortality rate: 27.56 (2000) (national average was 33.
Municipal Human Development Index
- MHDI: .721
- State ranking: 171 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,607 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 200
Seplan Economic Development Index: The ranking was 168 out of 246 municipalities.[2]
Seplan Social Development Index: The ranking was 101 out of 246 municipalities.[3]