Goianápolis

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Goianápolis is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It had a population of 12,825 (IBGE 2005 estimate) in a total area of 162.38 km² (10/10/2002). The town is famous for its tomato production and as the birthplace of Leandro and Leonardo, one of the most famous country and western duos in recent Brazilian music.

Population density: 72.24 inhab/km² (2003
Elevation: 982 meters
Became a city: 1958
Postal code: 75170-000

Goianápolis, the so-called "state tomato capital", is located 33 km. northwest of the state capital of Goiânia and 11 km. south of the important Goiânia-Brasília highway. It belongs to the Goiânia Microregion. Connections with Goiânia are made by BR-457 / GO-415.

It forms boundaries with Anápolis, Terezópolis de Goiás, and Leopoldo de Bulhões.

The climate is tropical humid. The hydrographic basin is formed by the streams of João Leite, Sozinha, Pindobal, Macaco, Arábia and da Gama. The water supply comes from the Ribeirão Sozinha.

Political Data

Eligible voters: 8,978 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Waldecino Ferreira Neto
Vice-mayor: Gary Rocha de Paula
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.05.%
Population in 1980: 7,569 hab
Population in 1991: 10,716
Urban population in 2003: 10,810
Rural population in 2003: 920
Households in 2000: 2,812

The main economic activity of the city was, until recently, the production of tomatoes (150 hectares in 2004), which were sold all over the country and even exported to Argentina and Paraguay. This activity has dropped off significantly in recent years. There is also production of rice (70 hectares), corn (425 hectares), beans (20 hectares), bananas (130 hectares), manioc (30 hectares), cabbage, carrots, and sugarbeets. There were 16,000 head of cows and 29,000 head of poultry in 2004. [1]

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$26.256 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$24.437 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 144 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of 2002 PIB by sectors: R$5.100 million (Agriculture); R$3.704 million (Industry); and R$15.277 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$2,179
PIB per capita in 2002: R$2,096 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 18 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 49 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: BRADESCO S.A. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 635 in 2004

Education and Health

Literacy rate: 84.3%
Infant mortality rate: 33.94 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 08 (2005)
Classrooms: 48
Teachers: 117
Students: 3,182
Hospitals: 01 (July 2003
Hospital beds: 33
Walk-in public health clinics: 05

History

The history of Goianápolis began when Pedro Ludovico Teixeira decided to transfer the capital of the state from Goiás to Goiânia in 1933. With the change, there was an increase in population from Anápolis to the region of Campininha where the new capital was being built. Families arrived in the region looking for land to plant and to raise pigs. Soon a new municipality was formed: Goianápolis--a combination of Goiânia and Anápolis.

Goianápolis is also famous in Brazil as the birthplace of Leandro and Leonardo, one of the most famous country duos in Brazilian music.[2]

Ranking on the United Nations Municipal Human Development Index