Caiapônia

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Caiapônia is a small town and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. It has the third largest cattle herd in the state and is a major producer of grains.

Population: 15,148 (2005 estimate)
Area: 8,682 km² (ranked 3rd in state in area in 2002).
Elevation: 692
Became a city: 1873
Postal code: 75850-000

Known as the city of the Thousand Waterfalls [link], Caiapônia offers several options for the tourist.

It is located 334 kilometers southwest of Goiânia following GO-221. The main highways of access are GO-060 / Trindade, Goiás / Nazário / Firminópolis / Israelândia / Iporá / GO-221 / Palestina de Goiás. [link] It is part of the Southwest Goiás Microregion

Municipal boundaries are with:

Demographic and political facts

Population density in 2003: 1.72 inhab/km²
Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.59.%
Population in 1980: 28,632
Population in 1991: 13,915
Urban population in 2003: 10,982
Rural population in 2003: 3,925
Households: 4,273
Eligible voters in 2004: 10,604
City government: mayor (Edson Rosa Cabral), vice-mayor (João Bosco Carneiro Vilela), and 09 councilmembers

The economy is based on cattle-raising, with the third largest herd in the state of Goiás and large plantations of corn, soybeans, and rice. Milk production is also very important.

Main agricultural activities

cattle: 400,955 (2004)
dairy cattle: 20,980 (2004)
rice: 110 km² producing 19,800 tons
beans: 17.1 km² producing 1,800 tons (two harvests)
corn: 160 km² producing 75,000 tons (two harvests)
soybeans: 780 km² producing 215,000 tons
sorghum: 20 km² producing 3,600 tons

Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil and Banco Itaú
Retail establishments: 148 (2005)
Industrial units: 16
Hotels and restaurants: 06
PIB: R$177.541 million in 2003
PIB per capita: R$11,855 in 2003
Automobiles: 726 (2004)

Health

Hospitals: 04--95 beds in 2003
Public health clinics: 11 in 2003
Infant mortality in 2000: 18.25

Education

Schools: 17 (2005)
Classrooms: 93
Teachers: 184
Students: 4,351
Higher eduction: no information for 2005
Literacy rate: 82.4 (2000)

Geography and tourism

The municipality has several rivers: Caiapó, Bonito, Paraíso, Peixe, Piranhas, Verdão, Claro and Doce.

Caipônia has innumerable waterfalls: Torre, Freira, Gigante Adormedido, Cachoeira do Pantano [link], Cachoeira do Vale, Cachoeira do Salomão, and Cachoeira da Abóbora among others. Cachoeira do Vale is located 12 kilometres from the city. It has a lake of cristaline waters, perfect for swimming. Cachoeira de São Domingos is formed by the Piranhas River and has a fall of 40 meters. The highest waterfall, though, is Cachoeira do Salomão with a fall of 80 meters. Its access is difficult but once there the tourist can see transparent waters protected by thick tropical vegetation, containing orchids of several colors.

Caiapônia derives its name from the Caiapó Indians who fought wars with settlers until the end of the nineteenth century.

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

Life expectancy: 71.33
Adult literacy rate: 0.804
School attendance rate: 0.749
MHDI: 0.735
State ranking: 127 (out of 242 municipalities)
National ranking: 2,310 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

The data are from 2000

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