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Rio Quente
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°46′16"S 48°44′39"W
Area:	256.7 km²
Population:	2,959 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	663m above sea level
Postal code (CEP):	75695-000
Became a city:	1989
Mayor:	Rivalino de Oliveira Alves (January 2005 to January 2009)
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...
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.... :	176 km.
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Rio Quente is a small town

Town

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and municipality in the south of 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...

, 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 the site of a hot water spa known all over the country.

Location

Rio Quente is 178 km. south of the state capital Goiânia and 360 km. southwest of Brasília. Nearby cities are 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...

, 53 km. to the west, and 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:...

, 28 km. to the east. Connections with 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....

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...

/ GO-147 / 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....

/ GO-217 / GO-139 / GO-213 / GO-507. For a complete list of distances see Seplan

It became a municipality in 1989, dismembering itself from 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:...

. Rio Quente is in the 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...

.

Neighboring municipalities are:

North: 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:...
South: Água Limpa
Água Limpa
Água Limpa is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2365 in 2005 and the municipal area was 454.3 km².Geographical Information...
East: 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:...

and 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,...
West: 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...

Rio Quente is famous for its hot water springs, which were discovered by Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva (son), in 1722 and received the name of Caldas Velhas. It is situated in a region of tropical climate—hot and humid—with rains in the months of November to March. The average annual temperature is 23°C.

Demographics

Population density: 11.24 inhab/km² (2007)
Urban population: 2,473(2007)
Rural population: 486 (2007)
Population growth or loss: 5.04% from 2000/2007

The economy

Economic activity is almost exclusively based on tourism, especially with the attraction of the Rio Quente Resorts, but there is some agriculture, cattle raising, small transformation industries, and government employment

Economic Data

Industrial units: 3 (06/2007)
Retail units: 57
Banking establishments: Itaú (01/06/2005)
Cattle: 18,310 (2006)
Main agricultural crops: rice, sugarcane, oranges, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans.
Farms: 203
Area of the farms: 8,763 ha.
Area of crops: 370 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 5,438 ha.
Farms with tractors: 33 IBGE

Education (2006)

Schools: 2 with 886 students
Higher education: none
Adult literacy rate: 93.3% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

Hospitals: none (Caldas Novas is nearby)
Hospital beds: none
Ambulatory clinics: 1
Infant mortality rate: 23.4 (2000) (national average was 33.0).

Profile of the City

Despite the small territorial dimension of the municipality (257.6 km²) there is a developed agriculture with production of rice and corn and raising of dairy cattle. Nevertheless, the main source of income is in the touristic complex called Rio Quente Resorts which attracts thousands of tourists all year round. It has 7 hotels, including the famous Hotel Pousada, the first to be built.

One of the attractions of the resort is the constant renewal of all the water of the pools due to the great volume that springs from its main thermal springs. The volume of water produced by the springs results in a constant flow of 6,228,000 liters per hour, reaching a figure over 149 million liters every 24 hours. Attractions are the hotel complex and the only river with hot-water rapids in the Americas. This river is called the Ribeirão das Aguas Quentes.

Rio Quente has one of the highest standards of living 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...

. 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...