São Miguel do Passa Quatro
São Miguel do Passa Quatro | |
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 Flag | |
 Location in Goiás state | |
  São Miguel do Passa Quatro Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 17°03′41″S 48°39′15″W / 17.06139°S 48.65417°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Pires do Rio Microregion |
| Area | |
• Total | 537.8 km2 (207.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 801 m (2,628 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 4,082 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 75185-000 |
São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
[edit]São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion, at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-139. See Sepin for all the distances.
It has boundaries with Bela Vista de Goiás, Cristianópolis, Silvânia and Vianópolis.
Climate
[edit]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
[edit]- Mayor: Eleusa França de Melo (January 2005-January 2009)
- City council: 09 members
- Eligible voters: 3,033 (December/2007)
Demographics
[edit]- Population density: 6.84 inhabitants/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
[edit]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)
[edit]- Schools: 5
- Students: 1,040
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 90.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
[edit]- Hospitals: 1
- Hospital beds: 20
- Ambulatory clinics: 3
- Infant mortality rate: 19.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
Municipal Human Development Index
- 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
[edit]References
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