Buriti de Goiás

Buriti de Goiás
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Buriti de Goiás
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°09′S 50°26′W / 16.150°S 50.433°W / -16.150; -50.433Coordinates: 16°09′S 50°26′W / 16.150°S 50.433°W / -16.150; -50.433
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Anicuns Microregion
Area
 • Total 200.0 km2 (77.2 sq mi)
Elevation 520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 2,238
 • Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 76152-000

Buriti de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and Communications

Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 58 kilometers northeast to Buriti de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Córrego do Ouro, Fazenda Nova, Novo Brasil, Goiás, Mossâmedes, and Sanclerlândia.

The municipality contains part of the 26,626 hectares (65,790 acres) Serra Dourada State Park, created in 2003.[1]

Demographic and Political Data

  • Population density in 2007: 11.23 inhab/km²
  • Population growth rate 2000-2007: -2.43.%
  • Urban population in 2007: 1,487
  • Rural population in 2007: 751
  • Eligible voters in 2007: 2638
  • City government in 2007: mayor (Altamiro Antônio da Silva), vice-mayor (José Sérgio Magno), and 09 councilpersons
  • Income distribution: In 823 households, 407 earned less than one minimum salary in 2000.

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 24,000 head of cattle, including 3,570 head of milking cows. There was modest production of rice, bananas, coconut, papaya, manioc, corn, and hearts of palm.

Health and education

  • Infant mortality in 2000: 24.88
  • Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds (2007)
  • Literacy rate: 86.8 in 2000
  • Schools: 03 in 2006
  • Students: 765
  • Higher education: none in 2006
  • MHDI: 0.731
  • State ranking: 142 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2396 (out of 5507 municipalities)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Burigato, Thiago (7 June 2014), "Parque Serra Dourada pode ser reduzido em 42%", Jornal Opção (in Portuguese), retrieved 2017-01-11
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