Carmo do Rio Verde is a

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in central

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state,

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. The population was 8,897 (2007) in a total area of 457.5 km². Carmo do Rio Verde is a major producer of sugar cane for production of alcohol.

Location

The city is located 176 km. northwest of the capital,

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, 22 kilometers west of Ceres, the most important city in the Ceres Microregion. Highway connections to

are made by GO-070 / Goianira /

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/ Itauçu / GO-154 / Taquaral de Goiás / Itaguaru / Uruana. Se
Highway Distances
for the complete list. There are municipal boundaries with: *north: Ceres *west: São Patrício and

Itapuranga Itapuranga is a municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. Location and Climate Itapuranga is located northwest of Goiânia and north of Goiás, the old capital of the state. *Main highways of access from Goiânia are G0-070 to Itaberaí and ...

*east: Rialma *south:

and São Patrício

Demographics

*Population density: 19.51 inhabitants/km² in 2007. *Population in 1980: 10,233 *Population in 2007: 8,897 *Urban population: 6,777 *Population growth rate: -0.56.% 1996/2007

History

The town began in 1939 with the foundation of the Colonia Nacional de Goiás, a project to settle the area. On the banks of the Rio Verde lived the Pinto family had set up a store to cater to the engineers and surveyors. In 1945 a chapel was built to Nossa Senora do Carmo and the settlement became known as "Carmo do Rio Verde". In 1948 it was raised to district in the municipality of

, and in 1952 it was dismembered to become a municipality.

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, sugar cane for alcohol production, and dairy products. There was a distillery, two dairies, and two banks in 2007. There were 553 farms (2006) with 313 hectares of permanent crops and 8,021 hectares of perennial crops. There were 19,471 hectares of pasture land producing 37,000 head of cattle, mainly for the meat market. Sugar cane was the most important crop with 5,450 hectares planted and a production of 408,000 tons in 2007. Other crops were watermelon, corn, rice, manioc, tomatoes, and passion fruit.

Health and education

In 2007 there was one hospital with 18 beds and 03 public health clinics (SUS). In the school system in 2006 there were 07 schools. *Infant mortality rate in 2000: 23.97 *Literacy rate in 2000: 84.1 *Ranking on the Municipal

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: 0.728 (2000) For the complete list se
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Temperatures

→ Winter temperatures: low: 12 °C/high: 31 °C; → Spring temperatures: low: 19 °C/high: 35 °C; → Summer temperatures: low: 21 °C/high: 29 °C; → Autumn temperatures: low: 16 °C/high: 29 °C.

References

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