Santa Rosa 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,

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Location

Santa Rosa is located 78 km. northwest of the regional center,

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 ...

. It is approximately half the distance between

Taquaral de Goiás Taquaral de Goiás () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Taquaral is located approximately 100 km northwest of regional center, Anápolis. It is 22 km west of Santa Rosa de Goiás and 25 km east of Itabera ...

and

Petrolina de Goiás Petrolina de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Petrolina de Goiás is located 81 km. almost due north of Goiânia, the state capital. It is 23 km. southwest of São Francisco de Goiás, 23 km. north ...

. Highway connections are made 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 ...

by taking GO-070 / Goianira /

Inhumas Inhumas () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 52 866 (2019 estimate) in a total area of 613.3 km² (10/10/2002). Inhumas is a large producer of sugarcane, poultry, milk, and meat. Distances and Location *Dis ...

/ GO-426
Distancias Rodoviarias
Neighboring municipalities are

, Jaraguá,

Jesúpolis Jesúpolis is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The name literally means "City of Jesus". Distances and location *Distance to Anápolis: 150 km. *Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goi� ...

, and

Itauçu Itauçu () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links ...

Demographics

*Population density: 16.68 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Population growth rate 1996/2007: -2.37.% *Population in 2007: 2,851 *Population in 1980: 4,326 *Urban population in 2007: 2,111 *Rural population in 2007: 740

Economy

The economy is based on

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...

, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. The economic sector consisted of 1 small industry and 23 retail units in 2007. There were no bank branches and there were 254 automobiles. The cattle herd had 21,000 head in 2006 while the main crops cultivated were pineapple, garlic, rice (180 ha.), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (350 ha.), tomatoes, and soybeans.

Agricultural data (2006)

*Number of Farms: 253 *Total area: 16,757 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 12 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 2,693 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 9,808 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 4,106 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 725 *Farms with tractors: 30 *Number of tractors: 49

Health and education

There were 2 schools in 2006 with 810 students. The adult literacy rate was 82.7% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%). There was one hospital with 16 beds. The infant mortality rate was 26.83 (2000) (the national average was 33). Santa Rosa de Goiás scored 0.715 (2000) on the Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

, giving it a state ranking of 187 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 2,728 (out of 5,507 municipalities).

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