Ouvidor
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Ouvidor is a small town and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population (2005): 4,627
- Total area (2002): 413.7 km².
- Elevation: 810
- Statistical microregion: Catalão Microregion
- Became a municipality: 1953
- Postal code: 75715-000
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[edit] Location
Located 267 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, Ouvidor is connected by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / Pires do Rio / BR-352 / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / GO-330 / BR-352. [1]
Ouvidor has boundaries with the following municipalities:
- north: Catalão and Davinópolis;
- south: Três Ranchos;
- east: Minas Gerais state;
- west: Catalão
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was João Cezar Fonseca. The city council had 9 members and there were 4,096 eligible voters in April 2006.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2005 the population density was 11.18 inhab/km². In 2003 there were 3,616 inhabitants in the urban area and 830 inhabitants in the rural area. The population has increased by about 1,200 inhabitants since 1980.
[edit] Economy
Ouvidor has an economy based on the exploration of minerals. The most important is Niobium, which is extracted from open pits and transformed into ferroniobium [2] which is used in the airplane industry. There are only three deposits of niobium in the world: two in Brazil, in Ouvidor and Araxá, and another in Canada. All of the niobium is exported.
MCG - Mineração Catalão de Goiás, began its activities in refinement of niobium in 1976. Its production is exported to countries like Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. [3]
In addition to ferroniobium there are two large plants producing phosphates. COPEBRAS [4] started producing phosphates in 1978. Its product is sent to Cubatão São Paulo to make NPK and phosphoric acid. Ultrafértil began producing phosphates in 1982. Its production is used to make fertilizer.
Another important industry in Ouvidor is Sakura--Nakala Alimentos Ltda., which is a national leader in the segment of soy sauce. It employs around 200 workers in the city.
There is also a dairy: Joaquim Teodoro Neto de Souza
In 2005 there were 9 industrial units and 34 commercial units. There was 1 financial institution--Banco Itaú S.A.
The economic sector employing more people was that of transformation industries, with 560 workers, followed by public administration with 249 workers.
In 2004 there were 503 automobiles in the municipality.
In 2004 there were 24,000 head of cattle, 20,700 head of poultry, and 1,080 head of swine. The main agricultural products were garlic, rice, coffee, sugarcane, manioc, corn, soybeans, and tomatoes, None exceeded 1,000 hectares in planted area.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital, with 24 beds, and 2 ambulatory health clinics. There were 10 doctors, 1 nurse, and 2 dentists. IN 2000 the infant mortality rate was 16.95, well below the national average of 33.0.
In 2005 the school system had 4 schools, 34 classrooms, 68 teachers, and 2,271 students. There was 1 secondary school with 202 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 90.2%, well above the national average of 86.4%.
[edit] Income Distribution
In 2000 there were 1,284 households, of which 528 reported an income of less than 1 minimum salary. 297 families reported an income of between 1 and 2 minimum salaries.
[edit] History
The origin of Ouvidor dates to 1922, when the train station on the Estrada de Ferro Goiás was inaugurated. The settlement began to grow with farmers moving into the region and it belonged to Catalão. The first name was Catuaba, the name of a local plant.
With the increase in population the town became a district in 1948 and finally a municipality in 1953. The name was changed to Ouvidor, because of the small river that passes nearby.
[edit] Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 71.9
- Adult literacy rate: 0.892
- School attendance rate: 0.933
- MHDI: 0.785
- State ranking: 22 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 945 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
(All data are from 2000)
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
