Goianira

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Goianira is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located 32 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. The population was 23,613 (2005 projection) in a total area of 200.4 km² (10/10/2002). Goianira is becoming a major producer of shoes.

Elevation: 757 meters
Became a municipality: 1958
Statistical microregion: Goiânia Microregion [1]
Postal code: 75370-000

Goianira is four kilometers east of highway BR-457 / GO-415, which links Goiânia to Aruanã. It is in the Meia Ponte River valley.

Neighboring municipalities are:

Political Data

Eligible voters: 14,560 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Carlos Alberto Andrade Oliveira (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Dirley Correa de Oliveira
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 4.23.%
Population in 1980: 7,488
Population in 1991: 12,896
Urban population in 2003: 20,496
Rural population in 2003: 629
Households in 2000: 5,242

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$151.774 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$103.406 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 55 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$6.925 million (Agriculture), R$58.828 million (Industry), R$35.414 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$6,948
PIB per capita in 2002: R$4,933 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 54 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 126 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
Meat packing houses: Frigorífico Centro-Oeste SP Ltda.; - Boa Vista Alimentos Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Industrial Park: Distrito Agroindustrial - DAG (Pólo Calçadista)
Automobiles: 1,124 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 24,692 head (2005)
Poultry: 89,000
Agriculture: rice (650 hectares), sugarcane (365 hectares), beans (165 hectares), and corn (900 hectares). There is modest production of coffee, coconuts, citrus fruits, and tomatoes. Statistics are from IBGE

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