Anhangüera, Goiás
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Anhanguera is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. In 2005 the population was 911 and the total area of the municipality was 55,0 km², making it the smallest municipality in the state of Goiás both in population and area.
- Elevation: 561 meters
- Became a city: 1953
- Postal code: 75770-000
Anhanguera is part of the Catalão Microregion and is located close to the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. It is between two large reservoirs--Lago Itumbiara and Lago Emborcação. Poor highway connections are made with the important cities of Araguari, in the south, and Catalão in a northeast direction. The municipality is completely surrounded by Cumari in the north.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 316 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Piracanjuba / GO-217 / GO-139 / Caldas Novas / Corumbaíba / GO-210 / Goiandira / GO-305 / Cumari. [1]
The town is located near the Embarcação de Furnas reservoir. The waters are ideal for tourists who seek rest and recreation. On long holidays there are aquatic sports like sailing and jet-ski.
Demographic and Political Data
- Population density: 15.94 inhab/km² (2003)
- Population in 1980: 732
- Population in 1991: 869
- Urban population: 855 (2003)
- Rural population: 48 (2003)
- Population growth rate 1991-2000: 0.33.%
- Number of households: 276
- Eligible voters: 838 (09/2004)
- City government: Mayor--Francisco da Silva; Vice-mayor--Joaquim Aparecido Rosa; 09 councilmembers
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, services, and public service. There were 4,300 head of cattle in 2003. The main agricultural products were rice (8 hectares planted area), sugarcane (10 hectares), manioc (10 hectares), and corn (10 hectares).
- Gross Domestic Product: 3.2 million Reais in 2002, which was 0.01% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion Reais. Activities employing the population in 2003 were commerce with 12 units and public administration employing 157 persons.
- Gross Domestic Product per capita: 3,578 Reais in 2002, which was well below the state average of 5,291 Reais. [2]
Motor Vehicles in 2004
- automobiles: 100
- trucks: 06
- pickups: 07
- motorcycles: 07
Health and Education
- Health establishments: 01 (2003)2005)
- Hospital beds: 0
- Doctors: 02
- Nurses: 01
- Dentists: 01
- Infant Mortality: 14.32 in 2000 (27.43 in 1990)
- Primary schools: 137 students, 10 teachers, 02 school (
- Secondary school: 70 students, 06 teachers, 01
- Literacy rate: 91.3% in 2000 (87.1% in 1991)
Households and Income
- Number of households: 276
- Households with no income: 09
- Households with less than minimum salary: 83
- Households with 01 to 02 minimum salaries: 73
- Households with 02 to 03 minimum salaries: 39
- Households with 03 to 05 minimum salaries: 47
- Households with 05 to 10 minimum salaries: 20
- Households with more than 10 minimum salaries: 05
- 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
Ranking on the United Nations Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 73.2
- Adult literacy rate: 0.902
- School attendance rate: 0.983
- MHDI: 0.794
- State ranking: 13 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 694 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
All data are from 2000
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
