Amaralina 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 north
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
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.
Location
*Distance from
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 ...
: 485 km.
*Highway access from
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 ...
: GO-080 /
Nerópolis / BR-153 /
Jaraguá / GO-080 /
Goianésia /
Barro Alto / GO-342 /
Uruaçu /
Campinorte / GO-329.
Amaralina is surrounded by the following municipalities:
*north:
Mutunópolis,
Bonópolis
Bonópolis is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. It is largely rural with a substantial cattle herd.
Location
*Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / ...
and
Porangatu
*south and east:
Mara Rosa
*west:
Mundo Novo
Demographics
The urban population was 1,143 (2007) while the rural population was 2,349. Rarely, for Goiás, the rural population outnumbers the urban population.
*Population growth 2000/2007: 1.84.%
The economy
The economy is dependent on cattle raising, services, public service jobs, and agriculture. There were 121,000 head of cattle in 2006.
The main agricultural products in 2006 were rice (650 hectares planted), corn (750 hectares), and bananas (45 hectares)
IBGE In 2006 there were 595 farms with a total area of 486,855 hectares, of which 10,657 were under cultivation, 389,210 were pasture, and 85,527 were woodland. There were 1,810 persons related to the producer working on these farms and 487 persons employed. In 2007 there were 63 automobiles, but 102 motorcycles. (IBGE)
Health and education
There were no hospitals in 2007, while there were 12 schools with 1,030 students in 2006. The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 41.40 while the literacy rate was 79.7. The score on the Municipal
Human Development Index
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was 0.660 giving a state ranking of 231 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 3,607 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
See also
*
List of municipalities in Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
Ordered by regio ...
*
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
{{Municipalities of Goiás
Municipalities in Goiás