Amaralina
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Amaralina is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population in 2005: 3,115 (2005)
- Total area: 1,418.1 km²
- Elevation: 55 meters
- Became a municipality: 1997
- Microregion: Porangatu Microregion
- Postal code: 76493-000
- Distance from Goiânia: 373 km.
- Highway access from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / Uruaçu / Campinorte / GO-329. See Seplan
Amaralina is surrounded by the following municipalities:
- north: Mutunópolis, Bonópolis and Porangatu
- south and east: Mara Rosa
- west: Mundo Novo
Demographic and Political Data
- Population density in 2003: 2.19 inhab/km²
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: N/A
- Population in 2000: 2,617
- Urban population: 1,179 (2003)
- Rural population: 1,915 (2003)
- Population growth 1996/2000: 2.08.%
- Population density in 2003: 2.19 inhab/km² (2003)
- Number of households: 677 (2000)
- Eligible voters: 2,333 (09/2004)
- City government in 2005: mayor (Dásio Marques Ferreira), vice-mayor (Vandeilson Gonçalves Lima), and 09 councilpersons
Health and Education
- Infant mortality in 2000: 41.40
- Infant mortality in 1990: 32.83
- Literacy rate in 2000: 79.7
- Literacy rate in 1991: not available
- health establishments: 0 (2002)
- hospital beds:0
- doctors / nurses / dentists: 0
- primary schools / enrollment / teachers: 12 / 831 / 49 (2004)
- secondary schools / enrollment / teachers: 01 / 161 / 21
Source: [1]
Economy
The economy is dependent on cattle raising, services, public service jobs, and agriculture. There were 70,000 head of cattle in 2003. The main agricultural products in 2003 were rice (500 hectares planted), corn (800 hectares), and bananas (45 hectares). [2]
- The Gross Domestic Product was 15.1 million Reais in 2002, which was 0.05% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion Reais in the same year.
- GDP per capita: 4,890 Reais in 2002, which was below the state average of 5,291 Reais of the same year. For information on all the municipalities of Goiás see Portal Sepin
Entrepreneurial Structure in 2005
- retail units: 14
- industrial units: 01
Vehicles
- automobiles: 52
- trucks: 06
- pickups: 01
- motorcycles: 63
Source: [3]
Households and Income (2000)
- Number of households: 677
- Households with no income: 39
- Households earning less than one minimum salary: 377
- Households earning between 01 and 02 minimum salaries: 156
- Households earning between 02 and 03 minimum salaries: 34
- Households earning between 03 and 05 minimum salaries: 35
- Households earning between 05 and 10 minimum salaries: 23
- Households earning more than 10 minimum salaries: 13
The minimum salary in April 2000 was R$151.00. The minimum salary of April 2006 was R$350.00, which was $167.40 US dollars on April 30, 2006.
Position on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 63.3
- Adult literacy rate: 0.770
- School attendance rate: 0.810
- MHDI: 0.660
- State ranking: 231 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 3,607 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
