Nova Aurora
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°03′25"S 48°15′04"W
Area:	302.6 km²
Population:	2,094 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	719m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75750-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	017 Catalão Catalão Microregion The Catalão Microregion is a statistical microregion created by IBGE in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.*Population: 131.741 inhabitants *Cities: 11*Total Area: 15,238.60 km²...
Became a city:	1953
Mayor:	Neuza Maria da Silva Alcino (2005-2009)
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.... :	267 km.
Website:	http://www.novaaurora.go.gov.br/

Nova Aurora 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 south 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...

.

Location

Nova Aurora is located about fifty kilometers north of the Paranaíba River

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...

, which forms the boundary between the states of 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...

 and Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. It is part of the Catalão Microregion

Catalão Microregion

The Catalão Microregion is a statistical microregion created by IBGE in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.*Population: 131.741 inhabitants *Cities: 11*Total Area: 15,238.60 km²...

 and is 32 kilometers west of this important city. Other nearby towns are Goiandira

Goiandira

Goiandira is a small town and municipality in the southeastern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás. The population was 4,925 in a total area of 560.7 km² .-Geography:...

, 22 km. and Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Connections:Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia...

, 37 km.

The 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....

 is 267 km. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás

Bela Vista de Goiás

Bela Vista de Goiás is a small city located in central Goiás state in Brazil.-Location:It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia...

 / Cristianópolis

Cristianópolis

This article is about Cristianópolis, Goiás. For Cristianópolis, Mato Grosso see Cristianópolis, Mato GrossoCristianópolis is a small town and municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Information:...

 / GO-139 / Caldas Novas

Caldas Novas

Caldas Novas is a Brazilian city and municipality in the state of Goiás. It is considered by many to be the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world.-Location:...

 / Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Connections:Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia...

 / GO-210 /. Distancias Rodoviarias Sepin

Neighboring municipalities are: Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Connections:Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia...

, Cumari

Cumari

Cumari is a small town and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,055 in a total area of 579.8 km².-Connections and Municipal boundaries:Cumari is 304 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia...

, Goiandira

Goiandira

Goiandira is a small town and municipality in the southeastern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás. The population was 4,925 in a total area of 560.7 km² .-Geography:...

 and Ipameri

Ipameri

Ipameri is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 23,114 in a total area of 4,368.6 km² . It is a major producer of soybeans, corn, and livestock.-Location and connections:...

.

History

Nova Aurora began with the Boa Vista do Quilombo cattle ranch, which belonged to the municipality of Catalão

Catalão

Catalão is a small city and municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory.-Demographics:*Population density: 17.85 inhab/km²...

. In 1845 it became part of the territory of Entre-Rios (Ipameri

Ipameri

Ipameri is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 23,114 in a total area of 4,368.6 km² . It is a major producer of soybeans, corn, and livestock.-Location and connections:...

), and in 1905 it was part of Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Connections:Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia...

. In 1931 it was transferred to Goiandira

Goiandira

Goiandira is a small town and municipality in the southeastern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás. The population was 4,925 in a total area of 560.7 km² .-Geography:...

. It became a municipality in 1953.

Political Information

In January 2005 the Mayor was Neuza Maria da Silva Alcino. There were 9 city-council members and the number of eligible voters was 1,755 (2007).

Demographics

In 2007 the population density was 6.92 inhab/km². The urban area had 1,754 inhabitants and the rural area had 340.

• Population in 1980: 1,940
• Population growth rate 1996/2007: 0.53%

The economy

In 2007 there were 4 industrial units and 28 retail establishments. There were no financial institutions. Most of the population was employed in public administration, commerce, transformation industries, subsistence agriculture, and cattle raising. There were 2244 automobiles in 2007.

In 2006 there were 30,000 head of cattle. There were only 2,600 milk cows. The main agricultural products were rice, sugarcane, manioc, and corn—all with fewer than 200 planted hectares.

Agricultural data 2006

• Farms: 143
• Total area: 47,074 ha.
• Area of permanent crops: 107 ha.
• Area of perennial crops: 1,745 ha.
• Area of natural pasture: 33,667 ha.
• Area of woodland and forests: 10,813 ha.
• Persons dependent on farming: 230
• Farms with tractors: 31
• Number of tractors: 44
• Cattle herd: 30,000

Health and education

In 2007 there were no hospitals and only 1 walk-in health clinic. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 14.32, well below the national average of 33.0.

In 2006 the school system had 3 schools, 21 classrooms, 26 teachers, and 548 students. There was 1 secondary school with 97 students. IN 2000 the adult literacy rate was 85.9%, slightly below the national average of 86.4%.

Ranking on the Municipal 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...

• MHDI: 0.785
• State ranking: 23 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 946 (out of 5,507 municipalities) Frigoletto.com

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Catalão Microregion
  Catalão Microregion
  The Catalão Microregion is a statistical microregion created by IBGE in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.*Population: 131.741 inhabitants *Cities: 11*Total Area: 15,238.60 km²...
  
  
• Microregions of Goiás