Taquaral de Goiás
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| Taquaral de Goiás | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 201.3 km² |
| Population: | 3,285 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 769m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76640-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anápolis Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1963 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 95 km. |
| Website: | none |
Taquaral de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
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Location
Taquaral is located approximately 100 km. northwest of regional center, Anápolis. It is 22 km. west of Santa Rosa de Goiás and 25 km. east of Itaberaí.- Highway connections from Goiânia: state highway GO-070 from Goiânia north to Goianira, past Inhumas, and Itauçu and then GO-154 for 16 kilometers. [link]
Political Information
- Mayor: Welington José Siqueira (January 2005)
- City council: 09
- Eligible voters: 2,873 (April/2006)
Demographic Information
- Population density: 16.31 inhab/km² (2005)
- Urban population: 2,367 (2000)
- Rural population: 1,220 (2000)
- Population change: a loss of about 6,000 people since 1980
Economic Information
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Formerly there were niquel and manganese mines in the area but these have run out. There are several small clothing industries in the town.- Industrial units: 14 (2005)
- Commercial units: 27 (2005)
- Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
- Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
- Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 184 (2004)
- Cattle herd: 25,886 head (5,536 milk cows) (2004)
- Poultry: 26,876 head (2004)
- Swine: 3,100 head (2004)
- Main crops: pineapple, rice (400 hectares), bananas, coffee, beans, manioc, corn (1,000 hectares), tomatoes, and soybeans.
Education (2005)
- Schools: 2
- Classrooms: 20
- Teachers: 49
- Students: 1,038
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 84.6% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 2
- Hospital beds: 53
- Ambulatory clinics: 3
- Doctors, nurses, dentists: 6, 1, 2 (2002)
- Infant mortality rate: 28.84 (2000) (national average was 33.
Municipal
- Life expectancy: 67.1
- Adult literacy rate: 0.829
- School attendance rate: 0.832
- MHDI: 0.726
- State ranking: 158 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,506 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
All data are from 2000
For the complete list see [frigoletto.com.br]
See also
Sources of Data
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