Gameleira de Goiás is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in central

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

state,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. The population in 2020 was 3,880 in a total area of 595 square kilometers.

Geographical Information

The distance to the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...

, is 99 km. Highway connections from

are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis /

Leopoldo de Bulhões Leopoldo de Bulhões is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The total area was in October 2002, and the population was 7,651 in 2020. The elevation is above sea level, one of the highest in the state. Political division The territo ...

Silvânia Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. History Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the sm ...

/ GO-437. (18 km unpaved). Gameleira has municipal boundaries with

, Abadiânia, and

Anápolis Anápolis ( , ) is a Brazilian city in the state of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 398,869 inhabitants according to the ...

Political Data

*Eligible voters: 2,399 (December 2007) *Mayor: José Denisson de Sousa (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Marizete Coelho Borges *Councilmembers: 09

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 5.52 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996/2007: n/a *Total population in 2007: 3,289 *Total population in 1980: n/a *Urban population in 2007: 1,005 *Rural population in 2007: 2,284

The Economy

The main economic activities are livestock raising, agriculture, and services. Economic Data *Industrial units: 02 (June/2007) *Retail units: 25 (August/2007) *Banking institutions: none (2007) *Motor vehicles: 156 automobiles and 153 pickup trucks. (IBGE 2007) *Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 10.6 Agriculture Agriculture is based on cattle raising and growing of

corn Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout Poaceae, grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago ...

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

, and

soybeans The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed. Soy is a key source of f ...

. In 2004 the cattle herd was 20,250 head, of which 6,000 were milking cows. The main agricultural products in planted area were soybeans (25,000 hectares), corn (1,200 hectares), beans, sorghum, tomatoes, and citrus fruits. *Number of farms, total area and workers: 529 on 61,520 ha. with 1,300 workers. *Land distribution: 32,000 ha. were planted in permanent or perennial crops and 19,511 ha. were natural pasture. 91 farms had a total of 222 tractors (2006).

Education and Health

*Literacy rate: n/a *Infant mortality rate: n/a *Schools: 03 (2006) *Students: 833 *Hospitals: 0 (July 2003) *Hospital beds: 0 *Walk-in public health clinics: 01

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