Hidrolândia

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Hidrolândia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,860 (2005 projection) in a total area of 944.2 km² (10/10/2002). Hidrolândia is a large producer of poultry and eggs.

Population density: 14.78 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 814
Became a city: 1948
Postal code: 75340-000

Hidrolândia is located 36 km. south of the state capital, Goiânia on important interstate highway BR-153. It belongs to the Goiânia Microregion, which contains more than one million seven hundred thousand inhabitants.

Considered the capital of the jaboticaba (a blackish tropical fruit--Myrciaria cauliflora)[1] because of the great quantity of jaboticaba trees in the region, Hidrolândia is also known as the city of waters. The concentration of springs, bathing spots and rivers in the area gave the city this name.

Political Data

Eligible voters: 11,400 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Wilton Moreira Alves (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Nivaldo Vieira Vaz
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 3.0%
Population in 1980: 8,559
Population in 1991: 10,254
Urban population in 2003: 9,173
Rural population in 2003: 4,785

The economy of the city is based on dairy cattle. There are large dairies in the area, supplying milk products to Goiânia. Local farmers also produce oranges, manioc, corn, tangerines, sugarcane, watermelon, pineapple, bananas, coconuts and rice.

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$132.685 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$124.093 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 47 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP by Sectors in 2002: R$23.918 million (Agriculture), R$61.455 million (Industry), R$30.985 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$9,332
PIB per capita in 2002: R$8,928 (state average was R$5,921 in 2002)
Industrial units: 31 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 80 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Marajoara Ind. de Laticínios Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Meatpacking plant or egg collection unit: Gransapa Ovos Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 879 in 2004
Cooperatives: - Coop. Eletrif. Desenv. Rural de Hidrolândia Ltda - CEDRHIL - Coop. de Produção Artesanal de Hidrolândia-COOPERARTH

(17/06/2005)

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 63,930 head (2005)
Poultry: 520,300
Agriculture: rice (300 hectares), sugarcane (20 hectares), coffee (45 hectares), coconuts (47 hectares), manioc (130 hectares), corn (900 hectares), oranges (220 hectares), and soybeans (380 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

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