Montividiu
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| Montividiu | |
|---|---|
| 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... |
| Area: | 1,874.6 km² |
| Population: | 9,255(IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 821 |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75915-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 018 Sudoeste de Goiás |
| 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.... : |
280 km. |
| Website: | n/a |
Montividiu 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 eastern 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...
. Montividiu is a large producer of soybeans and corn.
Location and Neighboring Municipalities
Montividiu is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Verdão and the Rio Monte Alegre. There are paved road connections with Rio VerdeRio Verde
Rio Verde can mean the following:-Brazil:* Rio Verde, Goiás* Lucas do Rio Verde* Conceição do Rio Verde* Rio Verde de Mato Grosso-Brazil:29 rivers including:* Verde River...
, 49 kilometers to the south. 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 280 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...
/ Acreúna
Acreúna
Acreúna is a small city and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-060, which links Goiânia with Rio Verde...
/ Rio Verde
Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...
/ GO-174.
Neighboring municipalities are: Caiapônia
Caiapônia
Caiapônia is a small town and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. It has the third largest cattle herd in the state and is a major producer of grains. The town is also known as Torres Do Rio Bonito or just Rio Bonito.-Geography:...
, Paraúna
Paraúna
Paraúna is a small town and municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It has strange rock formations and is a large producer of cotton and soybeans.-Location:...
and Rio Verde
Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...
.
Political Information
In 2007 the Mayor was Edson Bueno Coutinho and the Vice-mayor was Xisto Gonçalves de Oliveira. There were 9 council-members on the city council and there were 7,224 eligible voters in 2007. Montividiu was first created as a district called Chapadão in the municipality of Rio VerdeinRio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...
1907. In 1938 the name was changed to Montividiu remaining a district until 1987 when it was emancipated.
Demographic Information
The population density was 4.94 inhab/km² in 2007. The population has increased by about 4,500 since the census of 1991. Between 1991 and 2000 the population grew by 3.67.%, with growth continuing at 2.59% from 2000 to 2007. In 2007 the urban population was 7,342 while the rural population was 1,913.Economic Information
The economy is based on services, small transformation industries, public administration, agriculture, and cattle raising. In 2007 there were 19 industrial units and 102 retail units. There were 2 financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A and Banco Itaú S.A.In 2006 there were 45,000 head of cattle, 62,700 head of poultry, and 40,000 head of swine.
Montividiu is a large producer of agricultural products. In 2006 the main crops in planted area were cotton (3,200 hectares), rice (500 hectares), beans (2,000 hectares), corn (21,500 hectares), soybeans (105,000 hectares) and sorghum (15,000 hectares). In 2006 there were 281 agricultural units with 115,000 hectares, of which 66,000 were planted, 30,000 natural pasture, and 16,000 woodland. Farms employed about 1,200 workers. There were 410 tractors.
Health and education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital with 14 beds and 3 walk-in health clinics. There were 4 doctors, 0 nurses, and 1 dentist. The infant mortality rate was 17.77 in 1,000 live births in 2000, well below the national and state average.In 2005 the school system had 14 schools, 98 classrooms, 166 teachers, and 3,271 students. There were no institutions of higher education. The adult literacy rate was 87.2% in 2000.
Ranking on the Municipal 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...
- Per Capita Monthly Income: 383 Reais
- MHDI: .794
- Ranking in state municipalities: 14 out of 242
- Ranking in national municipalities: 710 out of 5,507
Data from 2000)
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