Guapó
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Guapó is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 15,199 (2005 projection) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² (10/10/2002).
- Population density: 28.08 inhab/km² (2003)
- Elevation: 707
- Became a municipality: 1948
- Postal code: 75350-000
Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are:
- north: Trindade
- west: Campestre de Goiás and Varjão
- south: Aragoiânia and Varjão
- east: Aragoiânia and Abadia de Goiás
Guapó is approximately 41 kilometers southwest of Goiânia and is on the BR-060 highway (Goiânia to Rio Verde).
Political data
- Eligible voters: 9,609 (06/09/2004)
- Mayor: Colemar Cardoso de Queiroz (January 2005)
- Vice-mayor: Joana Antônia Vieira da Silva (January 2005)
- Councilmembers: 09 (January 2005)
Demographic data
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.82.%
- Population in 1980: 10,028
- Population in 1991: 11,785
- Urban population in 2003: 9,733
- Rural population in 2003: 4,787
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture. There are 54.900 cattle of which 6,500 are dairy cows. The main agricultural products in 2003:
- bananas: 0.77 km² / 493 tons
- rice: 1.20 km² / 216 tons
- sugarcane: 0.25 km² / 1050 tons
- manioc: 2.00 km² / 2,800 tons
- corn: 15.00 km² / 5,400 tons
- soybeans: 1.95 km² / 585 tons
- tomatoes: 0.75 km² / 6,050 tons
Source: IBGE
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index (2000)
- Life expectancy: 68.21
- Adult literacy rate: 0.720
- School attendance rate: 0.824
- MHDI: 0.729
- State ranking: 122 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,158 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
For the complete list see [1]
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