Bela Vista de Goiás
State	Goiás Goiás Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...
Area:	1,280.9 km²
Population:	20,615 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	803 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75240-000
Became a city:	1896
Distance to Goiânia Goiânia -Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm.... :	50 km.
IBGE statistical microregion:	Goiânia Microregion Goiânia Microregion The Goiânia Microregion is a region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 17 municipalities with a population of 2,032,305 in a total area of 6,848.00 km²....
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Bela Vista de Goiás is a small city located in central Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

 state in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Location

It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia

Goiânia

-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....

The municipality has boundaries with Hidrolândia

Hidrolândia

Hidrolândia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,004 in a total area of 944.2 km² . Hidrolândia is a large producer of poultry and eggs.-Location:...

, Caldazinha

Caldazinha

Caldazinha is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,157 in a total area of 312 km².Located 27 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, Caldazinha belongs to the Goiânia Microregion...

, Aparecida de Goiânia

Aparecida de Goiânia

Aparecida de Goiânia is a city and municipality in central Goiás, Brazil. It is the second largest city in the state and a bustling industrial center.-Location:...

, Senador Canedo

Senador Canedo

Senador Canedo is a city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is the center of the petrochemical industry for the state.-Location:Senador Canedo is crossed by two state highways, GOs 020 and 010...

, and Silvânia

Silvânia

Silvânia is a small city and municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and highway connections:Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia, 180 km...

. It is part of the Goiânia Microregion

Goiânia Microregion

The Goiânia Microregion is a region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 17 municipalities with a population of 2,032,305 in a total area of 6,848.00 km²....

, which has more than one million seven hundred thousand inhabitants.

Bela Vista de Goiás is crossed by the following rivers and streams: Meia Ponte River

Meia Ponte River

The Meia Ponte River is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba river just downriver of Cachoeira Dourada Dam. The Paranaíba River marks the...

, Caldas, Piracanjuba, Boa Vista, Arapuca, Sozinha, São José, Aborrecido, Nuelo, Barro Amarelo, São Bento, Furado, Sucuri and Boa Vistinha.

Demographic and political data

• Population density: 16.15 inhab/km² (2007)
• Population growth rate: 1.01% (2000-2007)
• Population in 2007: 20,615
• Population in 1980: 17,255
• Population in 1991: 17,316
• Urban population: 14,296 (2007)
• Rural population: 6,319 (2007)
• Urban and rural population in 1990: 6,010 inhab / 11,245 inhab
• Eligible voters: 15,970 (2007)
• City government in 2007: mayor (Wilson Marcos Teles), vice-mayor (Sônia Maria Moreira Gonçalves), and 09 councilpersons

Economy

During the period of 1930 to 1950 Bela Vista was famous for its tobacco production and was called the "Tobacco capital of Brazil"". Low international prices caused the gradual abandonment of this crop and today the economy is more diversified with fruit production, milk, and the poultry industry.

There is a large herd of cattle--113,620 head in 2006, of which 21,590 were milking cows.
It is one of the largest producers of milk in the state and has two milk processing units. There are approximately eight thousand milk producers, of whom 70% are small farmers. Milk production was over 30 million liters a year in 2003.

The main employer of the region is Granja Saito, a producer of poultry. Poultry production, besides being the mainstay of the economy, stimulates the local production of corn, soybeans, and wheat. According to IBGE there were 1,390,000 chickens in the region. Egg production was 27,104 dozens a year (2006)

Agricultural products

The main agricultural products in 2006 were bananas, coffee, coconut, citrus fruits, rice, manioc, corn, and soybeans.
Source: IBGE

Sectors of employment (2003)

The main economic employers in 2003 were:

• agriculture and cattle raising: 523 workers
• transformation industries: 689 workers
• construction: 231 workers
• commerce: 278 units employing 782 workers
• public administration: 415 workers

Health

• Infant mortality in 2000: 22.68
• Infant mortality in 1990: 28.50
• Hospitals: 02 with 59 beds in 2007

Education

• Literacy rate in 2000: 87.7
• Literacy rate in 1991: 80.3
• There were 27 schools with 5,980 students enrolled in 2006

See Sepin for data on municipalities in Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

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Human Development Index

Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...

: 0.744

• State ranking: 92 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 2,052 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Data are from 2000