Pontalina
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| Pontalina | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 17°31′12"S 49°26′21"W |
| Area: | 1,428.2 km² |
| Population: | 16,226 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 610 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75620-000 |
| Became a city: | 1935 |
| Mayor: | Sebastião Vieira Rosa (Jan 2005-Jan 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.... : |
125 km. |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Meia Ponte Microregion Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE . It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 cities with a total population of 338,147 inhabitants . The total area is 21,229.00 km² and the population density is 14.39 inhab/km²... |
| Website: | none |
Pontalina is a small city 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-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, 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...
.
Geography
Pontalina is 125 kilometers from 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....
. It is connected by highways BR-153 and GO-19. Neighboring municipalities are Mairipotaba
Mairipotaba
Mairipotaba is a small town and municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Municipal boundaries:Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections with Varjão, 36 kilometers to the north,...
, Piracanjuba
Piracanjuba
Piracanjuba is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish common to the waters of the Plata River basin....
, Morrinhos
Morrinhos
Morrinhos may refer to one of the following cities in Brazil:* Morrinhos, Ceará, a city in the state of Ceará* Morrinhos, Goiás, a city in the state of Goiás* Morrinhos, Rio Grande do Sul, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul...
, 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:...
, Joviânia
Joviânia
Joviânia is small town and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 6,731 in a total area of 454.9 km² .-Location:...
, Vicentinópolis
Vicentinópolis
Vicentinópolis is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 5,919 inhabitants in 2005 in a total area of 737.2 km².-Location:...
, Edéia
Edéia
Edéia is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.-Municipal Boundaries:Edéia is in the Vale do Rio dos Boisstatistical micro-region and has municipal boundaries with:*north: Indiara*west: Acreúna and Turvelândia...
, Edealina
Edealina
Edealina is a small town and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Edealina has municipal boundaries with Edéia, Pontalina, Indiara, and Cezarina The important Rio dos Bois forms part of the municipal boundary....
and Cezarina
Cezarina
Cezarina is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Communications:Cezarina belongs to the Vale do Rio dos Bois statistical micro-region. It has municipal boundaries with:*north: Palmeiras de Goiás*south: Edealina*east: Varjão...
.
The climate is hot in summer and mild in winter, with an average annual temperature of 25 °C. The fauna is represented by jacaré, catitus, paca
Paca
The Lowland Paca , also known as the Spotted Paca, is a large rodent found in tropical and sub-tropical America, from East-Central Mexico to Northern Argentina...
, deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, and capibara, whose preferred habitat is the Rio dos Bois. The flora has suffered with deforestation but there are still stands of jatobá
Jatobá
Hymenaea courbaril is a tree common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes....
, angico
Angico
Angico is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 2,897 and its area is 439 km²....
, aroeira, ipê
IPE
Ipe or IPE can refer to:* Ipê, trees in the genus Tabebuia and their wood* Ipe , an extensible drawing editor* Individual Plant Examination in nuclear power plant probabilistic risk assessment* Institute of Public Enterprise in India...
and peroba rosa (Aspidosperma Spp-- see Peroba rosa)
History
The origins of the town go back to the nineteenth century when cattle ranchers established themselves in the region. In 1938 what was once a district of Morrinhos
Morrinhos
Morrinhos may refer to one of the following cities in Brazil:* Morrinhos, Ceará, a city in the state of Ceará* Morrinhos, Goiás, a city in the state of Goiás* Morrinhos, Rio Grande do Sul, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul...
became a city with the name Pontalina, derived from the proximity of the Rio dos Bois and the Meia Ponte
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...
Political Information
- Mayor: Sebastião Vieira Rosa (January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009)
- City council: 9 members
Demographic Information
- Population density: 11.36 inhab/km² (2007)
- Urban population: 13,216(2007)
- Rural population: 3,010 (2007)
- Population growth or loss: -0.29% for 2000/2007
Economic Information
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There is a large production of milk.
- Industrial units: 40 (2007)
- Commercial units: 191 (2007)
- Bank agencies: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A.
(June 2007)
- Dairy: Parmalat Brasil S/A - Indústria de Alimentos (22/05/2006)
- Cattle herd: 119,656 head (2006)
- Dairy cows: 22,440 (2006)
- Main crops (2006): pumpkin, rice, banana, beans, watermelon, soybeans (16,850 hectares), tomatoes, wheat, and corn (1,150 hectares).
Education (2006)
- Schools: 15 with a total enrollment of 4,283. There were 732 students in middle and secondary schools.
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 86.2% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
- Hospitals: 2
- Hospital beds: 52
- Ambulatory clinics: 9
- Infant mortality rate: 14.22 (2000) (national average was 33.0).
Quality of Life
Pontalina is one of the best places to live in the state. In the United Nations 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...
(2000)- Pontalina had a rating of 0.805, which ranked it in 8th place out of a total of 242 municipalities in the state 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...
. Nationally it was ranked 467 out of 5,507 municipalities. For the complete list see Frigoletto
See also
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