São Luíz do Norte
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| São Luíz do Norte | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 586.0 km² |
| Population: | 4,160 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 564m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76365-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 006 Ceres Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1989 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 245 km. |
| Website: | none |
São Luíz do Norte is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
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Location
São Luíz is located 58 km. north of [Ceres, Goiás|Ceres]] on the important BR-153 highway.- Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / 57 km north on BR-153. See [Seplan]
Political Information
- Mayor: Jacob Ferreira (January 2005)
- City council: 09 members
- Eligible voters: 2,847 (April/2006)
Demographic Information
- Population density: 7.1 inhab/km² (2005)
- Urban population: 3,123 (2000)
- Rural population: 966 (2000)
- Population growth: a loss of 2 people since 1980
Economic Information
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2002 the GDP was 19.047 million Reais. This was ranked 168 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced over 10 million Reais of the GDP.- Industrial units: 5 (2005)
- Commercial units: 52 (2005)
- Dairy: G.G. Teixeira e Cia Ltda (22/05/2006)
- Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
- Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 161 (2004)
- Cattle herd: 28,000 head (3,000 milk cows) (2004)
- Poultry: 9,200 head (2004)
- Swine: 725 head (2004)
- Main crops: pineapple, sugarcane (4,500 hectares), rice (300 hectares), beans, manioc, corn (300 hectares), and soybeans (4,720 hectares).
Education (2005)
- Schools: 6
- Classrooms: 32
- Teachers: 73
- Students: 1,419
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 80.5% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 0
- Hospital beds: 0
- Ambulatory clinics: 3
- Doctors, nurses, dentists: 4, 1, 1 (2002)
- Infant mortality rate: 25,32 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
Municipal
- Life expectancy: 68.4
- Adult literacy rate: 0.783
- School attendance rate: 0.800
- MHDI: 0.710
- State ranking: 195 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,812 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
Data are from 2000
For the complete list see [frigoletto.com.br]
See also
Sources of Data
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