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Abadia de Goiás


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official_nameAbadia de Goiás
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_shieldBrasão_de_Abadia_de_Goiás.png
image_flagBandeira_de_Abadia_de_Goiás.jpg
image_skylineIgreja N.S. Abadia.jpg
image_captionChurch in Abadia de Goias
image_mapGoias Municip AbadiadeGoias.svg
map_captionLocation in Goiás state
pushpin_mapBrazil
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Brazil
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBrazil
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Central-West
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Goiás
subdivision_type3Mesoregion
subdivision_type4Microregion
subdivision_name4Goiânia Microregion
subdivision_type5Metrop. region
leader_titleMayor Wander Saraiva de Carvalho {[prossistives)} {(PP, 2021-2024)]
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area_total_km2136.9
population_total8,958
population_as_of2020
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postal_code_typePostal code
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Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area. The residues from the Goiânia incident are stored within its territory and, according to the National Nuclear Energy Commission, do not present any level of radioactivity.

Geographical Data

The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060.

Neighboring municipalities are:

  • north and east: Trindade
  • northwest: Goiânia
  • east: Guapó
  • south: Aragoiânia

Demographic and Political Data

  • Population density: 40.07 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
  • Urban population: 3,963 (2007)
  • Rural population: 1,905 (2007)
  • Eligible voters in 2007: 4683
  • City government in 2005: mayor (Antomar Moreira dos Santos), vice-mayor (Maria Lúcia das Graças Matias), and 09 councilpersons
  • Households: 1,398 (2000)
  • Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 872 (2000)

Economy

The economy is based on services, government jobs, small industries, cattle raising, poultry, and agriculture.

Main Enterprises

  • agriculture: 04 units employing 42 workers
  • transformation industry: 13 units employing 53 workers
  • construction: 07 units employing 21 workers
  • commerce: 57 units employing 142 workers
  • real estate: 31 units employing 62 workers
  • education: 03 units employing 12 workers
  • health: 04 units employing 07 workers
  • public administration: 03 units employing 168 workers (IBGE 2003)

The cattle herd consisted of 17,460 head, of which 1,930 were milking cows (2006). The main agricultural products were rice, manioc, and corn.

Health and education

  • Infant mortality rate in 2000: 27.70 (28.50 in 1990)
  • Literacy rate in 2000: 89.2 There were no hospitals in 2007. There were 06 schools with an enrollment of 1,810.

Human Development Index: 0.742

  • State ranking: 101 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,112 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

References

References

  1. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/abadia-de-goias/panorama IBGE 2020]
  2. Latitude.to. "GPS coordinates of Abadia de Goiás, Brazil. Latitude: -16.7587 Longitude: -49.4355".
  3. Carvalho, Humberta. (2012-09-13). "Depósito de rejeitos do césio-137 em Abadia de Goiás foi alvo de polêmica". G1.
  4. Alves, Renato. (2011-03-18). "Abadia de Goiás abriga há 24 anos lixo radioativo do desastre com césio 137". Correio Braziliense.
  5. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE]
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