São Miguel do Passa Quatro
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°03′41"S 48°39′15"W
Area:	537.8 km²
Population:	3,680 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	801 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75185-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	016 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:	1989
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.... :	112 km
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São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a small town

Town

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 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

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Location

São Miguel is located in the 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...

, at a distance of 112 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....

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Highway connections 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....

 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...

 / Cristianópolis

Cristianópolis

This article is about Cristianópolis, Goiás. For Cristianópolis, Mato Grosso see Cristianópolis, Mato GrossoCristianópolis is a small town and municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Information:...

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

It has boundaries with 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...

, Cristianópolis

Cristianópolis

This article is about Cristianópolis, Goiás. For Cristianópolis, Mato Grosso see Cristianópolis, Mato GrossoCristianópolis is a small town and municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Information:...

, Silvânia

Silvânia

Silvânia is a small city and municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and highway connections:Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia, 180 km...

 and 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...

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Climate

The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 21 °C. From May to October are the lowest temperatures, between 18 °C and 21 °C, with an average minimum of 9 °C to 13 °C. The hottest months, from September to November, register maximum temperatures of 36 °C to 38 °C. The annual rainfall is around 1,400 millimeters.
The elevation varies between 600 and 900 meters above sea level.

Political information

• Mayor: Eleusa França de Melo (January 2005-January 2009)
• City council: 09 members
• Eligible voters: 3,033 (December/2007)

Demographics

• Population density: 6.84 inhab/km² (2007)
• Urban population: 1,870 (2007)
• Rural population: 1,810 (2007)
• Population growth: a gain of about 1,000 people since 1991

The economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

• Industrial units: 6 (2007)
• Commercial units: 29 (2007)
• Cattle herd: 32,400 head (5,400 milk cows) (2006)
• Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, guava, oranges, tangerines, corn (1,500 hectares), sorghum, tomatoes, and soybeans (11,000 hectares).

Agricultural data 2006

• Number of farms: 524
• Total area: 30,427 ha.
• Area of permanent crops: 90 ha.
• Area of perennial crops: 5,724 ha.
• Area of natural pasture: 16,939 ha.
• Area of woodland and forests: 6,835 ha.
• Persons dependent on farming: 1,300
• Farms with tractors: 69
• Number of tractors: 105
• Cattle herd: 127,000 head IBGE

Education (2006)

• Schools: 5
• Students: 1,040
• Higher education: none
• Adult literacy rate: 90.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

• Hospitals: 1
• Hospital beds: 20
• Ambulatory clinics: 3
• Infant mortality rate: 19.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

Municipal Human Development Index

Human Development Index

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• MHDI: 0.767
• State ranking: 45 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
• National ranking: 1,413 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás