Silvânia
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:	16°40′04"S 48°35′13"W
Area:	2,864.7 km²
Population:	18,370 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	917 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76160-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Pires do Rio Microregion Pires do Rio Microregion The Pires do Rio Microregion is a statistical region of south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Pires do Rio. The area includes 10 cities with a population of 90,327 in an area of 9,449.80 km²...
Became a city:	1847
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.... :	77 km.
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Silvânia is a small city

City

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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 southcentral 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 and highway connections

Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of 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....

, 180 km. from the national capital of Brasília

Brasília

Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

, and 65 from the second most important city of the state, 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:...

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The highways that link it with other cities are: GO-330 , GO-010, GO-139 and GO-437.

Connections starting in 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-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis

Bonfinópolis

Bonfinópolis is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is located a short distance east of Goiânia and is part of the Goiânia metropolitan area.The distance to Goiânia is 33 km...

 / Leopoldo de Bulhões

Leopoldo de Bulhões

Leopoldo de Bulhões is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The total area was 495.0 km² in October 2002) and the population was 8,916 in 2007...

 / GO-437 / GO-139. See Sepin for all the distances.

It borders the municipalities of Gameleira de Goiás

Gameleira de Goiás

Gameleira de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population in 2007 was 3,289 in a total area of 595 square kilometers.-Geographical Information:...

, Abadiânia

Abadiânia

Abadiânia is a small town and municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is home to a famous Brazilian medium and "psychic surgeon" — João de Deus.-Location:Abadiânia is part of the Entorno de Brasília statistical micro-region...

 and Alexânia

Alexânia

Alexânia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality.-Location:...

 to the north; Vianópolis

Vianópolis

Vianópolis is a small town and municipality in the center of the Brazilian state of Goiás.-Location:Vianópolis is located 90 km. from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / GO-330 / passing through the cities of Bonfinópolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões and...

, São Miguel do Passa Quatro

São Miguel do Passa Quatro

São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion, at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia....

 and 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...

 to the south; Luziânia

Luziânia

Luziânia is a city and municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. This fast-growing city is a great producer of agricultural products including soybeans and beans.-Location:Luziânia is located 68 km...

 and Orizona

Orizona

Orizona is a small town and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Orizona is 138 km from the state capital of Goiânia, 200 km from Brasília, 150 from Catalão and 260 from Uberlândia, which is located in the rich Triângulo Mineiro of Minas Gerais. It is part of the Pires do Rio...

 to the east; Caldazinha

Caldazinha

Caldazinha is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,157 in a total area of 312 km².Located 27 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, Caldazinha belongs to the Goiânia Microregion...

 and Leopoldo de Bulhões

Leopoldo de Bulhões

Leopoldo de Bulhões is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The total area was 495.0 km² in October 2002) and the population was 8,916 in 2007...

 to the west.

The climate is tropical humid, with an average annual temperature of 23 °C. The annual rainfal is 1,750 millimeters. The vegetation is
cerrado

Cerrado

The Cerrado, is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil, particularly in the states of Gioas and Minas Gerais...

 or savanna.

Political information

• Mayor: João Corrêa Caixeta (January 2005-January 2009))
• City council: 09
• Eligible voters: 13,258 (December/2007)

Demographics

• Population density: 8.11 inhab/km² (2007)
• Population in 1980: 19,809
• Population in 2007: 18,370
• Urban population: 11,968 (2007)
• Rural population: 6,502 (2007)
• Population growth rate: -0.19% 1996/2007

The economy

The main economic activities are dairy cattle and soybean growing. Silvânia has large areas planted in soybeans and corn. Brick making is also very important for the local economy. Production is shipped to Goiânia and Brasília.

• Industrial units: 34 (2007)
• Commercial units: 159 (2007)
• Dairy: Granja Leiteira Sol Dourado Ltda. - Coop. Agrop. dos Prod. Rurais de Silvânia (22/05/2006)
• Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - CEF - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007)
• Cattle herd: 104,300 head (26,500 milk cows)
• Main crops in 2006: cotton, rice, sweet potatoes, coffee, sugarcane, barley, beans (1,690 hectares), guava, oranges, manioc, corn (3,180 hectares), soybeans (50,000 hectares), and tomatoes.

Agricultural data 2006

• Number of farms: 1,914
• Total area: 176,952 ha.
• Area of permanent crops: 1,471 ha.
• Area of perennial crops: 58,498 ha.
• Area of natural pasture: 79,473 ha.
• Area of woodland and forests: 34,114 ha.
• Persons dependent on farming: 1,632
• Farms with tractors: 332
• Number of tractors: 690
• Cattle herd: 104,300 head IBGE

Education (2006)

• Schools: 16
• Total Students: 5,027
• Middle school enrollment: 731
• Higher education: Unidade Universitária da UEG
• Adult literacy rate: 88.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Silvânia is home to two of the most important schools in the last century in Goiás, Instituto Auxiliadora and Ginásio Anchieta.

Health (2007)

• Hospitals: 1
• Hospital beds: 44
• Ambulatory clinics: 10
• Infant mortality rate: 15.08 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

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: 0.777
• State ranking: 36 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 1,223 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For the complete list see:

Frigoletto

Tourism and History

Silvânia has cultural attractions that are valuable for local and regional culture. Monuments from the eighteenth century, century-old houses, possible archeological and remains of the bandeirante and Black colonization are some of the attractions.

Presently Silvânia has about 14 establishments related to tourism: six hotels, five restaurants and three camping grounds.[

Unlike many cities in the state of Goiás, Silvânia has a long history, beginning in 1774 when miners coming from Santa Luzia, present-day Luziânia

Luziânia

Luziânia is a city and municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. This fast-growing city is a great producer of agricultural products including soybeans and beans.-Location:Luziânia is located 68 km...

, found gold in the region. Soon a small settlement, called Bonfim, was established. In 1943 Bonfim was substituted by Silvânia in tribute to a local figure, Vicente Miguel da Silva.

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás