Vicentópolis
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°43′40"S 49°47′21"W
Area:	737.2 km²
Population:	5,919 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	646 m
Postcode (CEP):	75555-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	015 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...
Became a city:	1980
Mayor:	Neilton Ferreira de Ozêda (January 2005 to January 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.... :	176 km.
Website:	none

Vicentinópolis is a small town

Town

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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 south Goiás state

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...

. The population was 5,919 inhabitants in 2005 in a total area of 737.2 km².

Location

Vicentinópolis is located 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...

, 22 kilometers west of 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:...

 and 65 kilometers south of 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...

. The distance to 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....

, is 176 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás

Abadia de Goiás

Abadia de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area.-Geographical Data:The distance to Goiânia is 27 km...

 / Guapó

Guapó

Guapó is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 13,586 and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² .Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion...

 / Indiara

Indiara

Indiara is a small city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.-Location:Indiara is located in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with:*north: Palmeiras de Goiás...

 / GO-320 / 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...

. For a list of distances see Sepin

Neighboring municipalities are:

• north: 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...
  
  
• south: Porteirão
  Porteirão
  Porteirão is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Information:Porteirão is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion in the Rio dos Bois basin. It is connected by a state highway with the BR-452 highway, which connects Rio Verde with Itumbiara.The distance to the...
  
   and Goiatuba
  Goiatuba
  Goiatuba is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 31,225 in a total area of 2,475.10 km² . Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn....
  
  
• east: 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:...
  
   and Pontalina
  Pontalina
  Pontalina is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.GeographyPontalina is 125 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is connected by highways BR-153 and GO-19...
  
  
• west: 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...
  
  

Vicentinópolis began as a district of Pontalina

Pontalina

Pontalina is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.GeographyPontalina is 125 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is connected by highways BR-153 and GO-19...

 in 1964, separating in 1980.

Demographics

• Population density: 8.03 inhab/km² (2007)
• Urban population: 5,189 (2007)
• Rural population: 730 (2007)
• Population growth: -0.23% from 2000/2007

The economy

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

• Industrial units: 4 (2007)
• Commercial units: 97 (2007)
• Financial institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)
• Cattle herd: 34,545 head (6,660 milk cows) (2006)
• Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, corn, sorghum, wheat, tomatoes, and soybeans (38,500 hectares).
• Farms: 194
• Area of farms: 65,224
• Area of crops: 377 ha.
• Area of pasture: 30,833 ha.
• Farms with tractors: 101

Education (2006)

• Schools: 4 with 1,881 students
• Higher education: campus of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás
• Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

Health (2007)

• Hospitals: 2
• Hospital beds: 32
• Ambulatory clinics: 2
• Infant mortality rate: 14.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0).

The municipality achieved a score of 0.773 on 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...

, placing it in 37th place out 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...

. (2000) For the complete list see Frigoletto.com