Montividiu do Norte

Montividiu do Norte
Montividiu do Norte
Municipality
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	Location in Goiás state
	Montividiu do Norte Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 13°06′40″S 48°36′10″W / 13.11111°S 48.60278°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Goiás
Microregion	Porangatu Microregion
Area
• Total	1,333 km2 (515 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	4,509
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	76465-000

Montividiu do Norte is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is a part of the Porangatu Microregion. It had a population in 2020 of 4,509. It became a municipality in 1993.

Location[edit]

Montividiu do Norte is located in the extreme north of the state, only 34 km. south of the border from the state of Tocantins. It is situated between two rivers: Rio Santa Teresa and Rio Canabrava, both of which are tributaries of the Tocantins River.

Distance to Goiânia: 444 km
Distance to Porangatu: 61 km

Highway connections to Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / BR-080 / GO-342 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Santa Tereza de Goiás / GO-241 / Formoso / GO-142 / Trombas.

Montividiu do Norte is surrounded by the following municipalities:

north: Tocantins
east: Porangatu
west: Minaçu
south: Trombas

Demographics[edit]

In 2007, the population density was 3.30 inhabitants/km². The population has been growing rapidly since the first count in 1996, when it was 2,610. The population is almost evenly distributed between urban and rural areas. The growth rate between 1996 and 2007 was 4.85%.

Politics[edit]

In February 2007, the Mayor was Misael Antônio Teixeira. The city council had nine members, and there were 2,899 eligible voters in 2007.

Economy[edit]

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2007, there was one industrial unit and 30 retail units. There were no financial institutions in the town in 2005. There were 127 automobiles, 14 trucks, 51 pickup trucks, and 187 motorcycles (2007). (IBGE)

As of 2006, there were 74,600 head of cattle, of which 6,200 were milk cows. Poultry and swine production was modest. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sugarcane, corn, and soybeans. None exceeded 1,000 hectares in planted area.