Nova Glória
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Nova Glória is a small town and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane.
- Population (2005): 9,218
- Area of the municipality (2002): 412.9 km²
- Elevation: 562
- Became a municipality: 1980
- Postal code: 76305-000
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[edit] Location
Nova Glória is in the Ceres Microregion and is north of Goiânia, just east of the important BR-153 highway. It is 21 kilometers north of the important commercial center, Ceres. Nearby towns are Itapaci, 25 km to the north; Rubiataba, 24 km. to the west; and Rialma, 21 km. to the south. The important BR 153 highway is 3 km. to the east.
The distance to Goiânia is 206 km. Highway connections are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / GO-434. See Seplan
Municipal boundaries are with:
- north: Itapaci and São Luíz do Norte
- south: Ceres, Rialma and Santa Isabel
- east: Ceres
- west: Santa Isabel
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was Carlos Luiz de Oliveira. There were 9 city-council members and 7,213 eligible voters in 2004.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2003 the population density was 21.98 inhab/km². There were 5,998 inhabitants in the urban area and 3,081 in the rural area. The population has increased by about 700 inhabitants since 1991.
[edit] Economic Information
The economy was based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration and modest transformation industries. In 2005 there were 14 industrial installations and 71 retail units. There was one financial institution: BRADESCO S.A. Transformation industries were the largest employers with 336 workers, followed by commerce with 232. In 2004 there were 457 automobiles.
In 2004 there were 39,000 head of cattle, 20,000 head of poultry, and 2,400 head of swine. The main agricultural products were pineapple, peanuts, rice, sugarcane (4,900 hectares), beans, manioc, watermelon, corn, and tomatoes.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital, with 59 beds, and 4 walk-in health clinics. In 2002 there were 10 doctors, 0 nurses, and 2 dentists. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 25.06, below the national average of 33.0.
In 2005 the school system had 16 schools, 79 classrooms, 124 teachers, and 2,242 students. There were 2 public secondary schools. IN 2000 the adult literacy rate was 83.0%, lower than the national average of 86.4%.
[edit] Income Distribution
In 2000 there were 2,708 families. Of these, 1,600 made less than 1 minimum salary.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 68.54
- Adult literacy rate: 0.812
- School attendance rate: 0.899
- MHDI: 0.724
- State ranking: 161 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,532 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br
