Castelândia
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...
Coordinates:	18°04′57"S 50°12′49"W
Area:	298.4 km²
Population:	3,530(IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	443m
Postcode (CEP):	75925-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	018 Sudoeste de Goiás
Became a city:	1993
Mayor:	Octávio Antônio Dias Júnior
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.... :	301 km.
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Castelândia is a small town

Town

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 and municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in southwest 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, 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...

. It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans.

Location

Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba

Paranaíba River

The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of the Abaeté river, tributary of the São Francisco River...

. It is 54 kilometers northeast of the regional center, Quirinópolis

Quirinópolis

Quirinópolis is a small city and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products.-Location:...

 and 95 kilometers southwest of Rio Verde

Rio Verde, Goiás

Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...

. The distance to the state capital, 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....

, is 282 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 / Aragoiânia

Aragoiânia

Aragoiânia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,243 in a total area of 219.5 km²....

 / Cromínia

Cromínia

Cromínia is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines.-Geographical Information:Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin...

 / Pontalina

Pontalina

Pontalina is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.GeographyPontalina is 125 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is connected by highways BR-153 and GO-19...

 / Bom Jesus de Goiás

Bom Jesus de Goiás

Bom Jesus de Goiás is a town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.-Geographical Information:The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 223 km and it is linked by highways BR-452 and GO-040...

 / BR-452 / GO-319 / Aloândia

Aloândia

Aloândia is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,065 in 2007 and the municipal area was 102.1 km², one of the smallest in the state of Goiás.-Geographical Information:...

. Sepin. Neighboring municipalities are Rio Verde

Rio Verde, Goiás

Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...

, Maurilândia

Maurilândia

thumb|right|250px|Coordinates: Maurilândia is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane.-Location:...

, and Bom Jesus de Goiás

Bom Jesus de Goiás

Bom Jesus de Goiás is a town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.-Geographical Information:The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 223 km and it is linked by highways BR-452 and GO-040...

.

Demographics

• Population density in 2007: 11.87 inhab/km²
• Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.31.%
• Total population in 2007: 3,530
• Total population in 1996: 3,653
• Urban population in 2007: 3,205
• Rural population in 2007: 325

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006), poultry production, and growing of sugar cane, corn, and soybeans. There was 01 financial institution in 2007—BRADESCO S.A

Motor vehicles

• Automobiles: 187
• Pickup trucks: 38
• Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 15.6

Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)

• rice: 600
• sugarcane: 2,600
• corn: 3,000
• soybeans: 6,000

Farm Data (2006)in ha.

• Number of farms: 119
• Total area: 23,793
• Area of permanent crops: n/a
• Area of perennial crops: 18,246
• Area of natural pasture: 4,212
• Persons dependent on farming: 351

Health and education

In 2006 there was 01 hospital with 15 beds. There were no institutions of higher education.

• The infant mortality rate was 20.02 in 2000.
• The literacy rate was 80.0 in 2000.
• MHDI: 0.732
• State ranking: 137 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 2,379 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

• Castelândia was created as a district belonging to the municipality of Rio Verde
  Rio Verde, Goiás
  Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...
  
   in 1963. In 1993 it was dismembered from Rio Verde to become its own municipality.

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás