Moiporá 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 eastern

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state,

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Distances and Highway Connections

*Distance to the state capital: 160 km. *Distance to regional center (

Iporá Iporá is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many stre ...

): 76 km. *Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then GO-444 for 44 kilometers to Moiporá.

Municipal Boundaries

Neighboring municipalities:

, Córrego do Ouro,

Cachoeira de Goiás Cachoeira de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location *Distance to the state capital: 172 km. *Distance to regional center ( Iporá): 77 km. *Highway connections: state highway GO-060 west from Goiânia, ...

, Ivolândia, Aurilândia, and

Israelândia Israelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Israelândia is located in the Iporá Microregion, 28 km. northeast of regional center Iporá. State capital Goiânia is 199 km. to the east. The Rio Claro, a tr ...

Economic Information

The economy was based on services, public employment, small transformation industries, cattle raising, and agriculture. In 2005 there were 3 industrial units and 20 retail units. The sector employing more workers was public administration with 153 workers in 2003. There were no financial institutions in 2007. *GDP (PIB) (R$1,000.00): 12,373 (2005) *GDP per capita (R$1.00): 6,588 (2005) In 2006 there were 50,000 head of cows, of which 4,350 were milk cows. Swine, poultry, egg, and milk production were modest. The main agricultural products in planted area were rice, bananas, manioc, and corn. None exceeded 500 planted hectares. Agricultural data 2006 *Farms: 235 *Total area: 37,042 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 41 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 417 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 28,356 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 7,450 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 700 *Farms with tractors: 25 *Number of tractors: 37 *Cattle herd: 92,000 headIBGE
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Health and education

In 2007 there were no hospitals and only 4 walk-in health clinics. The infant mortality rate was 28.88 for every 1,000 live births in 2000. In 2006 the school system had 4 schools, 20 classrooms, 23 teachers, and 399 students. There were no institutions of higher learning. The adult literacy rate was 85.7% in 2000. *Municipal

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: 0.730 *State ranking: 144 (out of 442 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,418 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

History

The region was settled in 1930 by Sebastião Moreira da Silva and his children who built the first huts in an area of fertile lands and perennial springs. With the arrival of new settlers a village (arraial) was formed called "Cobó", the name given to the knife that Silva used to keep away creditors who wanted to charge him. In 1953 the settlement became a district belonging to Aurilândia and was called Moiporá, a combination of Moitu (Cachoeira de Goiás) and

, a neighboring municipality. In 1958 it was dismembered from Aurilândia and made a municipality.

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