Aurilândia

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Aurilândia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Population (2005 estimate): 4,216 (4,953 in 1980)
Total area: 567.0 km²
Elevation: 520 meters
Became a municipality: 1948
Microregion: Anicuns Microregion
Postal code: 76120-000

Communications and Location

Distance to the state capital: 146 km.
Distance to regional center (São Luís de Montes Belos): 23 km.
Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 23 kilometers south to Aurilândia.

Neighboring municipalities: São Luís de Montes Belos, Firminópolis, São João da Paraúna, Paraúna.

Demographic and Political Data

Population density: 7.48 inhab/km² (2003)
Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0,08.% (The town has lost more than 700 people since 1980.
Population in 1980: 4,953
Population in 1991: 4,265
Urban population in 2003: 3,039
Rural population in 2003: 1,187 (In 1980 the rural population was greater than the urban.)
Eligible voters: 3213 (09/2004)
City government in 2005: mayor (João Borges da Silva), vice-mayor (Aguinaldo Oliveira de Rezende Júnior), and 09 councilmembers
Households: 1,327 (2000)
Household income: In 2000 995 out of 1,327 households reported less than two minimum salaries (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)

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising, agriculture, commerce, and small transformation industries. Public administration is the largest employer. There is a large informal economy.

There were 50,000 head of cattle (5,000 milking cows) in 2003. The main agricultural products were bananas (50 hectares planted), hearts of palm (120 hectares planted), rice, manioc, and corn.

There were 315 automobiles and pickup trucks, 19 trucks, and 145 motorcycles in 2004.

Gross Domestic Product: 19.136 million Reais in 2002, which was 0.06% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion Reais in the same year.
Gross Domestic Product per capita: 4,528 Reais in 2002, which was below the state average of 5,921 Reais in the same year.