Itapaci
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Itapaci is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,732 in 2005 (estimate). The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² (10/10/2002).
- Population density: 14.98 inhab/km² (2003)
- Elevation: 670 meters
- Became a municipality: 1945
- Postal code: : 76360-000
Itapaci is located on the São Patrício Pequeno River in the Ceres Microregion. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 230 kilometers. Highway connections are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / GO-336. See Seplan
Neighboring municipalities are: Crixás, Guarinos, Hidrolina, Ipiranga de Goiás, Nova América, Nova Glória, Pilar de Goiás, Rubiataba and São Luíz do Norte.
The climate is tropical humid with high maximum temperatures that can reach 37 °C.
The natural resources of the town are its mineral wealth. There are deposits of mica, crystal, asbestos, and gold. In the forests there are stands of hardwood.
Political data
- Mayor: Salvador André de Leandro
- Vice-mayor: Antônio Mendes de Souza
- Number of councilmembers: 9
- Total number of eligible voters: 11,328 (06/09/2004)
Demographic data
- Year / Population / Urban Pop. / Rural Pop.
- 1980 - 14,225 inhab - 6,179 inhab - 8,046 hab
- 1991 - 12,652 inhab - 8,339 inhab - 4,313 inhab
- 2003 - 14,325 inhab - 13,363 inhab (1) - 962 inhab.(1)
- 2005 - 14,732 inhab
(1) Estimated by logistic method
- Population growth rate 1991/1996: 1.16.%
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.08.%
- Population growth rate 1996/2000: 0.97.%
[edit] Economy
Cattle raising is the main economic activity. There are plantations of rice, beans, corn, peanuts, and manioc. There are also three small industries, Ital, which produces sugar and alcohol, a diaper factory: Frufty, and last but not least Douracucar, which produces two different coffee brands: Cafe Dourado and Cafe Caipira.
Animal raising (2004)
- Poultry: (head) 21,160
- Cattle (head) 80,000
- Milk production (1,000 liters) 18.120
- Egg production: (1,000 dz) 56
- Swine: (head) 3,800
- Milk cows (head): 15,100
Main crops in planted area (2005)
- Beans: 5.30 km²
- Corn: 25.00 km²
- Cotton: 5.25 km²
- Manioc: 0.60 km²
- Oranges: 0.20 km²
- Pineapple: 0.10 km²
- Rice: 7.00 km²
- Sorghum:
- Soybeans: 6.00 km²
- Sugarcane: 41.00 km²
- Tomatoes: 0.40 km²
- Watermelon: 1.00 km²
Data are from IBGE
- Number of industrial establishments: 24 (10/06/2005)
- Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004)
- Distilleries: Vale Verde Empreendimentos Agrícolas Ltda (June/2005)
- Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: none (07/06/2005)
- Dairies: Goiásminas Indústria de Laticínios Ltda (07/06/2005)
- Banking Establishments: - Banco do Brasil S.A - Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)
- Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 156 (April/2005)
- Motor vehicles: 943 automobiles, 142 trucks, 53 pickup trucks, and 689 motorcycles. (2004)
- GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 76.198 (2003)
- GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 5,276 (2003)
- GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 19.169 (Agriculture), 8.725 (Industry), 22.790 (Services)
- Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 93
Education (2005)
- Schools in activity: 11
- Classrooms: 123
- Teachers: 243
- Total Students: 5,853
- Students in pre-school education: 292
- Students in Literacy Class: 0
- Students in Primary Level: 3,922
- Students in Secondary Level: 766
- Students in Special Education: 0
- Students in Adult Education: 560
- Students in Professional Education: 0
- Students in Nursery School: 313
- Higher education: Pólo Universitário da UEG
- Literacy Rate: 85.4%
Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 2
- Beds: 99
- Walk-in health clinics: 6
- Doctors: 15 (2002)
- Nurses: 5
- Dentists: 2
- Infant mortality rate: 31.12 (in 1,000 live births)
History
The settlement began in 1935 and was called Floresta. In 1945 it was raised to municipal status with the present name.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 66.41
- Adult literacy rate: 0.836
- School attendance rate: 0.879
- MHDI: 0.725
- State ranking: 160 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,524 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
Data are from 2000
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