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Castelândia

FieldValue
official_nameCastelândia
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_shieldBrasão de Castelândia.png
image_flagBandeira de Castelândia.png
image_mapGoias Municip Castelandia.svg
map_captionLocation in Goiás state
pushpin_mapBrazil
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Brazil
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBrazil
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Central-West
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Goiás
subdivision_type3Mesoregion
subdivision_type4Microregion
subdivision_name4Sudoeste de Goiás
subdivision_type5Metrop. region
leader_titleMayor
elevation_m443
area_total_km2298.4
population_total3,407
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1HDI
timezone1BRT
utc_offset1−3
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code75925-000
area_code_typeArea code

Castelândia is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans.

Location

Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba. It is 54 kilometers northeast of the regional center, Quirinópolis and 95 kilometers southwest of Rio Verde. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 282 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 / Aragoiânia / Cromínia / Pontalina / Bom Jesus de Goiás / BR-452 / GO-319 / Aloândia. Sepin. Neighboring municipalities are Rio Verde, Maurilândia, and Bom Jesus de Goiás.

Demographics

  • Population density in 2007: 11.87 inhabitants/km2
  • Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.31.%
  • Total population in 2007: 3,530
  • Total population in 1996: 3,653
  • Urban population in 2007: 3,205
  • Rural population in 2007: 325

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006), poultry production, and growing of sugar cane, corn, and soybeans. There was 01 financial institution in 2007—BRADESCO S.A

Motor vehicles

  • Automobiles: 187
  • Pickup trucks: 38
  • Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 15.6

Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)

  • rice: 600
  • sugarcane: 2,600
  • corn: 3,000
  • soybeans: 6,000

Farm Data (2006)in ha.

  • Number of farms: 119
  • Total area: 23,793
  • Area of permanent crops: n/a
  • Area of perennial crops: 18,246
  • Area of natural pasture: 4,212
  • Persons dependent on farming: 351

Health and education

In 2006 there was 01 hospital with 15 beds. There were no institutions of higher education.

  • The infant mortality rate was 20.02 in 2000.
  • The literacy rate was 80.0 in 2000.
  • MHDI: 0.732
  • State ranking: 137 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,379 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

Castelândia was created as a district belonging to the municipality of Rio Verde in 1963. In 1993 it was dismembered from Rio Verde to become its own municipality.

References

References

  1. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/castelandia/panorama IBGE 2020]
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