Lagoa Santa, Goiás
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Lagoa Santa is a small city and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. The population in 2005 was 958 inhabitants in a total area of 750 km². Lagoa Santa is one of the most recent municipalities in the state, having been installed on 1 January 2001. It has hot water springs and is being developed as a resort.
- Elevation: n/a
- Became a municipality: 2001
- Statistical microregion: Quirinópolis
- Postal code: 75819-000
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[edit] Location
Lagoa Santa is located on the border with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, divided by the Aporé River, a tributary of the Paraná. It is 483 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is connected by highways BR-153 and BR-060, leaving from São Paulo, and from Goiânia, by highways Br-060 and BR-164 and GO-206 and GO-302.
Connections with the state capital are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 / Caçu / GO-206 / Itarumã / GO-178 / Itajá / GO-302.
It has boundaries on the north, east, and west with Itajá, and on the south with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
[edit] Climate
The average elevation is 380 meters and the average annual temperature is approximately 20ºC to 24ºC, with the minimum of 17ºC and the maximum of 31ºC. It is not uncommon to have cold fronts in the region, which come from the south. The climate is very humid, with humidity around 70%.
[edit] Tourism
The town is crossed by the Rio Aporé, on the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. In the tropical forest along the river there is a natural lake, Lagoa Santa, with water temperatures of around 31ºC. This lake gave the town its name and is visited by tourists from all over the country, who seek a cure in the warm and medicinal waters of the lake. For photos and info in Portuguese see [1]
[edit] Political Data
- Mayor: Álvaro Conrado Francisco (January 2005)
- Vice-mayor: Jorge Abdo Neto
- Number of councilmembers: 9
- Total number of eligible voters: 980 (06/09/2004)
[edit] Demographic Data
- Population density: 2.05 inhab/km² (2003)
- Population in 1980: n/a
- Population in 1991: n/a
- Population in 2003: 939
- Population in 2005: 958 (1)
(1)Estimated by logistic method
- Population growth rate 1991/1996: n/a
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: n/a
- Population growth rate 1996/2000: n/a
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on services, government jobs, modest agriculture and cattle raising, and income generated from tourism.
[edit] Economic Data
- Number of Industrial Establishments: 0 (10/06/2005)
- Industrial District: (Sept/2004)
- Distilleries: (June/2005)
- Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: (07/06/2005)
- Dairies: (07/06/2005)
- Banking Establishments: -
- Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 11 (April/2005)
- Motor vehicles: 34 automobiles, 4 trucks, 11 pickup trucks, and 10 motorcycles. (2004)
[edit] Gross Domestic Product-GDP
- GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 13.873 (2003)
- GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 14,696 (2003)
- GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 5.271 (Agriculture), 320 (Industry), 2.577 (Services)
- Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 231
[edit] Animal Raising
- Poultry: (head) 5,750
- Cattle (head) 51,046
- Milk production (1,000 liters) 2,351
- Egg production: (1,000 dz) 9
- Swine: (head) 539
- Milk cows (head): 1,830
[edit] Main crops in planted area (2003):
- Rice: 70 hectares
- Corn: 110 hectares
[edit] Education (2005)
- Schools in activity: 2
- Classrooms: 28
- Teachers: 26
- Total Students: 617
- Students in pre-school education: 26
- Students in Primary Level: 401
- Students in Secondary Level: 145
- Students in Special Education: -
- Students in Adult Education: 14
- Students in Professional Education:
- Students in Nursery School: 31
- Higher education:
- Literacy Rate: n/a
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 0
- Beds: 0
- Walk-in health clinics: 1
- Doctors: n/a (2002)
- Nurses: n/a
- Dentists: n/a
- Infant mortality rate: n/a (in 1,000 live births)
