Itauçu
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Itauçu is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,026 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 383.7 km² (10/10/2002).
- Population density: 21.25 inhab/km² (2003)
- Elevation: 839
- Became a municipality: 1948
- Postal code: 75450-000
Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças.
It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
- north: Taquaral de Goiás and Santa Rosa de Goiás
- west: Itaberaí
- east: Petrolina de Goiás
- south: Araçu and Inhumas
Political Data
- Mayor: Alvimar Tiago de Almeida
- Vice-mayor: Laurindo Morandi
- Number of councilmembers: 9
- Total number of eligible voters: 6,908 (06/09/2004)
Demographic Data
- Population in 1980: 9,770 (5,580 urban and 4,190 rural)
- Population in 1991: 8,678 (5,912 urban and 2,766 rural)
- Population in 2003: 8,153 (6,177 urban and 1,976 rural) (1)
- Population in 2005: 8,026 (1)
(1)Estimated by logistic method
- Population growth rate 1991/1996: -0.45.%
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.52.%
- Population growth rate 1996/2000: -0.62.%
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans.
Animal Raising (2004)
- Poultry: (head) 23,150
- Cattle (head) 49,505
- Milk production (1,000 liters) 6.262
- Egg production: (1,000 dz) 64
- Swine: (head) 3,702
- Milk cows (head): 6,530
Main crops in planted area (2005)
- Beans: 250 hectares
- Corn: 1,200 hectares
- Rice: 250 hectares
- Soybeans: 100 hectares
- Sugarcane: 181 hectares
- There is modest production of bananas, coffee, manioc, oranges, lemons, and tangerines.
- Number of Industrial Establishments: 24 (10/06/2005)
- Industrial District: none (Sept/2004)
- Distilleries: none (June/2005)
- Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: none (07/06/2005)
- Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
- Banking Establishments: - Banco Itaú (01/06/2005)
- Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 65 (April/2005)
- Motor vehicles: 618 automobiles, 54 trucks, 25 pickup trucks, and 149 motorcycles. (2004)
- GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 37.812 (2003)
- GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 4,658 (2003)
- GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 10.411 (Agriculture), 10.391 (Industry), 13.548 (Services)
- Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 110
Education (2005)
- Schools in activity: 9
- Classrooms: 65
- Teachers: 104
- Total Students: 2,128
- Students in pre-school education: 218
- Students in Literacy Class: 0
- Students in Primary Level: 1,385
- Students in Secondary Level: 437
- Students in Special Education: 0
- Students in Adult Education: 88
- Students in Professional Education: 0
- Students in Nursery School: 0
- Higher education: 0
- Literacy Rate: 85.1%
Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 1
- Beds: 22
- Walk-in health clinics: 4
- Doctors: 10 (2002)
- Nurses: 3
- Dentists: 2
- Infant mortality rate: 19.60 (in 1,000 live births)
Permanent Households (2000)
- Total: 2,450
- Up to 1 minimum salary: 1,014
- More than 1 to 2: 678
- More than 2 to 3: 231
- More than 3 to 5: 205
- More than 5 to 10: 131
- More than 10 to 15: 32
- More than 15 to 20: 23
- More than 20 to 30: 7
- More than 30: 9
- No income: 120
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 70.73
- Adult literacy rate: 0.833
- School attendance rate: 0.850
- MHDI: 0.742
- State ranking: 103 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,118 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
All data are from 2000
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