Campestre de Goiás

Campestre de Goiás
Municipality
Location in Goiás state
Location in Goiás state
Campestre de Goiás is located in Brazil
Campestre de Goiás
Campestre de Goiás
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°45′19″S 49°41′14″W / 16.75528°S 49.68722°W / -16.75528; -49.68722
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateGoiás
MicroregionVale do Rio dos Bois
Area
 • Total
274.7 km2 (106.1 sq mi)
Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
3,649
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
75385-000

Campestre de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

There are municipal boundaries with:

Campestre is 56 kilometres west of the state capital, Goiânia and 26 kilometers west of Trindade. Connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-050.

Demographic and Political Data

  • Population density in 2007: 12.46 inhabitants/km2
  • Population growth rate 2000-2007: 1.07.%
  • Population in 1980: 2,459
  • Population in 1991: 2,316
  • Urban population in 2007: 2,276
  • Rural population in 2007: 1,135
  • Eligible voters in 2007: 2,635
  • City government in 2005: mayor (Selma do Socorro Lemes Manzi), vice-mayor (Roberto José da Costa), and 09 councilmembers

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, and small retail and transformation units.

  • Industrial units: 08 (2007)
  • Retail units: 18
  • Automobiles: 177 in 2007

Animal raising in 2006

  • cattle: 30,500 head
  • dairy cows: 6,600

Agricultural information 2006

  • Number of farms: 260
  • Total farm area: 24,226
  • Planted area: 1,550 ha.
  • Area of natural pasture: 17,162
  • Workers in agriculture: 850
  • Area of rice: 850 ha.
  • Area of corn: 1,400 ha.

Health in 2007

  • infant mortality rate in 2000: 25.29
  • public health clinics: 01
  • hospitals: none

Education in 2006

  • literacy rate in 2000: 81.0%
  • schools: 03
  • classrooms: 18
  • teachers: 54
  • students: 868
  • higher education: none
  • Ranking on the Human Development Index: 0.715
  • State ranking: 189 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,732 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

Campestre de Goiás began in 1949 when Dimas and Antônio Viera settled with their families along the banks of the Córrego Campestre. In 1963 it was raised to a district of Trindade, and in the same year was dismembered to create a new municipality.

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020