Santa Rosa de Goiás
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Santa Rosa de Goiás
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: 170.9 km²
Population: 2,851 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation: 1,040m above sea level
Postcode (CEP): 75455-000
IBGE statistical microregion: Anápolis Microregion
Anápolis Microregion
The Anápolis Microregion is a region of central Goiás state, Brazil, including municipalities surrounding the city of Anápolis. For a map see *Population: 517,221 inhabitants *Cities: 19*Total Area: 8,386.80 km²...

Became a city: 1963
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....

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88 km.
Website: none
Coordinates 16°05′12"S 49°29′38"W

Santa Rosa de Goiás 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 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...

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Location

Santa Rosa is located 78 km. northwest of the regional center, Anápolis
Anápolis
Anápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...

. It is approximately half the distance between Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Taquaral is located approximately 100 km. northwest of regional center, Anápolis. It is 22 km. west of Santa Rosa de Goiás and 25 km. east of Itaberaí...

 and Petrolina de Goiás
Petrolina de Goiás
Petrolina de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Petrolina de Goiás is located 81 km. almost due north of Goiânia, the state capital. It is 23 km. southwest of São Francisco de Goiás, 23 km. northwest of Ouro Verde de Goiás, 21 km....

. Highway connections are made 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....

 by taking 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...

 / GO-426. Distancias Rodoviarias

Neighboring municipalities are Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Taquaral is located approximately 100 km. northwest of regional center, Anápolis. It is 22 km. west of Santa Rosa de Goiás and 25 km. east of Itaberaí...

, Jaraguá, Jesúpolis
Jesúpolis
Jesúpolis is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The name literally means "City of Jesus".-Distances and Location:*Distance to Anápolis: 150 km....

, Petrolina de Goiás
Petrolina de Goiás
Petrolina de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Petrolina de Goiás is located 81 km. almost due north of Goiânia, the state capital. It is 23 km. southwest of São Francisco de Goiás, 23 km. northwest of Ouro Verde de Goiás, 21 km....

, and Itauçu
Itauçu
Itauçu is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion...

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Demographics

  • Population density: 16.68 inhab/km² (2007)
  • Population growth rate 1996/2007: -2.37.%
  • Population in 2007: 2,851
  • Population in 1980: 4,326
  • Urban population in 2007: 2,111
  • Rural population in 2007: 740

Economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. The economic sector consisted of 1 small industry and 23 retail units in 2007. There were no bank branches and there were 254 automobiles. The cattle herd had 21,000 head in 2006 while the main crops cultivated were pineapple, garlic, rice (180 ha.), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (350 ha.), tomatoes, and soybeans.

Agricultural data (2006)

  • Number of Farms: 253
  • Total area: 16,757 ha.
  • Area of permanent crops: 12 ha.
  • Area of perennial crops: 2,693 ha.
  • Area of natural pasture: 9,808 ha.
  • Area of woodland and forests: 4,106 ha.
  • Persons dependent on farming: 725
  • Farms with tractors: 30
  • Number of tractors: 49

Health and education

There were 2 schools in 2006 with 810 students. The adult literacy rate was 82.7% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%). There was one hospital with 16 beds. The infant mortality rate was 26.83 (2000) (the national average was 33.

Santa Rosa de Goiás scored 0.715 (2000) 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...

, giving it a state ranking of 187 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 2,728 (out of 5,507 municipalities).

See also

  • List of municipalities in Goiás
  • Microregions of Goiás
  • Anápolis Microregion
    Anápolis Microregion
    The Anápolis Microregion is a region of central Goiás state, Brazil, including municipalities surrounding the city of Anápolis. For a map see *Population: 517,221 inhabitants *Cities: 19*Total Area: 8,386.80 km²...

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