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Perolândia


FieldValue
official_namePerolândia
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_flagBandeira_de_Perolândia.jpg
image_mapGoias Municip Perolandia.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_m889
area_total_km21029.6
population_total3,143
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1HDI
timezone1BRT
utc_offset1−3
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code75823-000
area_code_typeArea code

Perolândia is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.

Location and distances

Perolândia is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion north of the Rio Claro. There are paved road connections with Jataí, which lies to the southeast.

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia is 413 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 / BR-364 / GO-516. Sepin

Municipal boundaries are with:

  • north and west: Mineiros and Caiapônia
  • south and east: Jataí

Political information

  • Mayor: Grete Elisa Balz Rocha - Cidadania (2021–2024)
  • City council: 9
  • Eligible voters: 3,027 (March 2022)

Demographic information

  • Population density: 2.87 inhabitants/km2 (2016)
  • Urban population: 2,019 (2016)
  • Rural population: 1,086 (2016)
  • Population growth: +5.25% for 2010/2016

Economic information

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

  • Industrial units: 3 (2007)
  • Commercial units: 40 (2007)
  • Bank agencies: none
  • Cattle herd: 27,000 head (2006)
  • Dairy cows: 3,500 (2006)
  • Main crops (2006): cotton (2,496 hectares), rice (900 hectares), bananas, coffee, beans, manioc, corn (5,800 hectares), sorghum (6,000 hectares), and soybeans (38,500 hectares). In 2006 there were 254 agricultural units with an area of 52,000 hectares, of which 12,000 hectares were farmland, 27,000 hectares were pasture, and 12,000 hectares were woodland. Around 800 workers were considered farm labor.

Education (2006)

  • Schools: 4
  • Students: 997
  • Middle school enrollment: 117 students
  • Higher education: none
  • Adult literacy rate: 85.4% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

  • Hospitals: 0
  • Hospital beds: 0
  • Ambulatory clinics: 1
  • Infant mortality rate: 28.66 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

  • Life Expectancy: 67.2
  • Adult Literacy Rate: .83
  • School Attendance Rate: .78
  • Monthly Per Capita Income: 211.00 Reais
  • MHDI: 0.730
  • Ranking in the state: 145 out of 242 municipalities
  • National ranking: 2423 out of 5,507 municipalities

Data are from 2000

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

References

References

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