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Nova Crixás
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:	7,298 km²
Population:	12,603 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	360 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76520-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	001 São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion The São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion is a geographical region in northwest Goiás state, Brazil. There are 7 cities in the region with a total population of 68,888 inhabitants in an area of 24,471.80 km²...
Became a city:	1980
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.... :	370 km.
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Nova Crixás is a small town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

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 northeastern 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 one of the largest municipalities in the state and is the largest producer of beef cattle in the state.

Nova Crixás is located in the Araguaia River

Araguaia River

The Araguaia River or, in Portuguese, Rio Araguaia is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and the principal tributary of the Tocantins. It has a total length of approximately 2,627 km. Araguaia means "river of macaws" in the Tupi language....

valley and is part of the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion

São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion

The São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion is a geographical region in northwest Goiás state, Brazil. There are 7 cities in the region with a total population of 68,888 inhabitants in an area of 24,471.80 km²...

. There are municipal boundaries with Crixás

Crixás

Crixás is a small city and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,547 in a total area of 4,661.5 km². Crixás was a major gold producing area but is now gradually losing population....

, Mundo Novo

Mundo Novo

Mundo Novo is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.Mundo Novo is located in the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion in the extreme north-west of the state. It is cut by the Rio Palmital, which flows north into the Araguaia River...

, Aruanã

Aruanã

Aruanã is a small town and municipality in north-western Goiás state, Brazil. It has a total area of 3,050.3 km², with a population of 6,476 in 2007. Aruanã is a tourist spot on the Araguaia River and is a major producer of cattle.-Location:...

, São Miguel do Araguaia

São Miguel do Araguaia

São Miguel do Araguaia is city in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the northernmost municipality in Goiás, one of the largest too, and a major producer of cattle....

, Mozarlândia

Mozarlândia

Mozarlândia is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.It is located in the Valley of the Araguaia River, 300 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, and is served by highways GO-164 and GO-334....

and the state of Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...

. Neighboring towns are far away. Mundo Novo

Mundo Novo

is 42 km. to the north; Crixás

Crixás

is 67 km. to the southeast; and Mozarlândia

Mozarlândia

is 85 km. to the south. 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 370 km. Highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira

Goianira

Goianira is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located 32 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. The population was 24,110 in a total area of 200.4 km² . Goianira is becoming a major producer of shoes.Goianira is four kilometers east of highway BR-457 /...

/ Inhumas

Inhumas

Inhumas is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 47,361 in a total area of 613.3 km²...

/ Itaberaí

Itaberaí

Itaberaí is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.-Location:...

/ BR-070 / Goiás

Goiás, Goiás

Goiás is a small city and municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population was 24,072 in a total area of 3,108 km² . It is the former capital of the state and preserves much of its colonial heritage...

/ GO-164 / Araguapaz

Araguapaz

Araguapaz is a small town and municipality in north-western Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,482 in a total area of 2,193.6 km². It is a major producer of cattle.-Location and Municipal Boundaries:...

.

The name is derived from the name of the town of Crixás

Crixás

and the Rio Crixás Mirim, which crosses the municipality and flows north into the Araguaia River

Araguaia River

.

The region is bathed by numerous springs and rivers, with the most important being Araguaia River

Araguaia River

, Peixe River, and two lakes, Lago Redondo and Lago Maravilha. These bodies of water constitute a great attraction for tourists to the region.

Nova Crixás began in the 1970s when the family of José Alves Moreira, from Minas Gerais, acquired lands in the region for the practice of agriculture. The town began to grow with the building of highway G0-174, linking Goiânia

Goiânia

to São Miguel do Araguaia

São Miguel do Araguaia

São Miguel do Araguaia is city in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the northernmost municipality in Goiás, one of the largest too, and a major producer of cattle....

. In 1980 it was dismembered from Crixás

Crixás

and became a district and municipality.

In January 2005 the Mayor was José Maria Gomes. There were 9 councilmembers and 7,411 eligible voters in 2007. In 2007 the population density was 1.73 inhab/km², one of the lowest in the state. In 2007 the urban area had 8,039 inhabitants and the rural area had 4,564. The population increased 1,74% from 1996/2007.

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 8 industrial units and 104 retail units. Public administration was the biggest employer with 452 workers, followed by commerce with 228 (IBGE 2005). There were 2 financial institutions. In 2007 there were 461 automobiles, but 598 motorcycles in the city. In 2006 there were 690,665 head of cattle, which ranked Nova Crixás in first place in the state. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sesame, manioc, corn, and soybeans. None exceeded 500 hectares in planted area.

Farms: 693
Total agricultural Area: 491,142 hectares
Permanent Planted Area: 295 hectares
Temporary Planted Area: 21,131 hectares
Natural Pasture: 351,196 hectares
Woodland and Forest: 110,781 hectares
Workers related to the farm owner: 1,768
Workers not related to the farm owner: 1,105 (IBGE)
Tractors: 570
Number of farms with tractors: 301

In 2007 there was 1 hospital with 32 beds and 5 walk-in health clinics. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 37.23, above the national average of 33.0. In 2006 the school system had 12 schools, 91 classrooms, 146 teachers, and 3,546 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 78.7%, well below the national average of 86.4%

The score on the 2000 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...

was 0.686. This gave a state ranking of 219 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 3,222 (out of 5,507 municipalities). On the Seplan Economic Development Index (2001) the ranking was 92 out of 246 municipalities. See Seplan, while on the Seplan Social Development Index (200), the ranking was 149 out of 246 municipalities. See Seplan

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