Firminópolis

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Firminópolis is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 10,004 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 407.5 km²

Population density: 24.52 hab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 685 meters
Became a municipality: 1948
Postal code: 76105-000

Location and connections

Microregion: Anicuns Microregion
Distance to Goiânia: 126 km.
Distance to São Luís de Montes Belos: 9 km.
Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Turvânia, and then 19 kilometers west to Firminópolis.

Neighboring municipalities: Turvânia, Aurilândia, and Turvânia.

Political data

Eligible voters: 7,497 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Agrimar Barbosa da Silva (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Denervil Luiz de Faria
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.17.%
Population in 1980: 10,058
Population in 1991: 9,757
Urban population in 2003: 7,697
Rural population in 2003: 2,259
Households in 2000: 3,087
Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 1,510

Economic data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$40.073 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$35.993 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 121 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$11.871 (Agriculture), R$7.451 (Industry), R$16.340 (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$4,019
PIB per capita in 2002: R$3,616 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 21 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 73 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. 1/06/2005)
Dairies: Manoel Pereira Peixoto (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 966 in 2004
Cattle: 47,0000 head (2004)
Poultry: 29,600
Swine: 6,050
Milk cows: 19,000
Rice: 7.5 km²
Corn: 15 km²
Modest production of soybeans, manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.