Firminópolis
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:	407.5 km²
Population:	10,286 (IBGE 2007)
Population Density;	25.33 inhab/km² (2007)
Elevation:	685 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76105-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Anicuns Microregion Anicuns Microregion The Anicuns Microregion is a geographical division in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is made up of 13 municipalities located near Anicuns, a small city and municipality west of Goiânia...
Became a city:	1948
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.... :	126 km.
Website:	none
Geographical coordinates:	16°34′56"S 50°18′06"W

Firminópolis 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 eastern 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

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Location and connections

• Distance to São Luís de Montes Belos
  São Luís de Montes Belos
  São Luís de Montes Belos is a small city and municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.-Location:It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by highway GO-060...
  
  : 9 km.

Highway connections with Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from 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....

, through Trindade

Trindade

-Transportation:Trindade are linked with São Tomé and Príncipe's only highways linking to the capital city of São Tomé, another linking Neves and Santana and another linking to Guadalupe as well....

, Santa Bárbara de Goiás

Santa Bárbara de Goiás

Santa Bárbara de Goiás is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Santa Bárbara is located due west of Goiânia. Nearby towns are Trindade , and Nazário is 25 km...

, Turvânia

Turvânia

Turvânia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Turvânia is located west of Goiânia, east of São Luís de Montes Belos....

, and then 19 kilometers west to Firminópolis. Neighboring municipalities are Turvânia

Turvânia

Turvânia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Turvânia is located west of Goiânia, east of São Luís de Montes Belos....

, Aurilândia

Aurilândia

Aurilândia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:The distance to the state capital is 146 km. while the distance to the main regional center São Luís de Montes Belos is 23 km....

, and Turvânia

Turvânia

Turvânia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Turvânia is located west of Goiânia, east of São Luís de Montes Belos....

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Demographic data

• Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.53%
• Urban population in 2007: 8,212
• Rural population in 2007: 2,074

Economic data

The main economic activities were small transformation industries, goods and services, and agricultural production. There were 02 banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) There was 01 dairy: Manoel Pereira Peixoto (05/2006). The cattle herd had 55,0000 head (2006) and the main crops were rice, corn, soybeans, manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.

Education and health

• Literacy rate: 84.1%
• Infant mortality rate: 18.35 in 1,000 live births
• Schools: 08 (2006)
• Students: 2,382
• Hospitals: 03 (2007) with 69 beds.
• MHDI: 0.744
• State ranking: 91 (out of 242 municipalities in 2002)
• National ranking: 2,039 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2002)

For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br.
See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás