Abadia de Goiás

Abadia de Goiás
Municipality
Church in Abadia de Goias
Church in Abadia de Goias
Flag of Abadia de Goiás
Flag
Coat of arms of Abadia de Goiás
Coat of arms
Location in Goiás state
Location in Goiás state
Abadia de Goiás is located in Brazil
Abadia de Goiás
Abadia de Goiás
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°45′52″S 49°26′13″W / 16.76444°S 49.43694°W / -16.76444; -49.43694
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateGoiás
MicroregionGoiânia Microregion
Area
 • Total136.9 km2 (52.9 sq mi)
Elevation
898 m (2,946 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total8,958
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
75345-000

Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area.[2] The residues from the Goiânia incident are stored within its territory and, according to the National Nuclear Energy Commission, do not present any level of radioactivity.[3][4]

Geographical Data

The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060.

Neighboring municipalities are:

Demographic and Political Data

  • Population density: 40.07 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
  • Urban population: 3,963 (2007)
  • Rural population: 1,905 (2007)
  • Eligible voters in 2007: 4683
  • City government in 2005: mayor (Antomar Moreira dos Santos), vice-mayor (Maria Lúcia das Graças Matias), and 09 councilpersons
  • Households: 1,398 (2000)
  • Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 872 (2000)

Economy

The economy is based on services, government jobs, small industries, cattle raising, poultry, and agriculture.

Main Enterprises

  • agriculture: 04 units employing 42 workers
  • transformation industry: 13 units employing 53 workers
  • construction: 07 units employing 21 workers
  • commerce: 57 units employing 142 workers
  • real estate: 31 units employing 62 workers
  • education: 03 units employing 12 workers
  • health: 04 units employing 07 workers
  • public administration: 03 units employing 168 workers

(IBGE 2003)

The cattle herd consisted of 17,460 head, of which 1,930 were milking cows (2006). The main agricultural products were rice, manioc, and corn.

Health and education

  • Infant mortality rate in 2000: 27.70 (28.50 in 1990)
  • Literacy rate in 2000: 89.2

There were no hospitals in 2007. There were 06 schools with an enrollment of 1,810.[5]

Human Development Index: 0.742

  • State ranking: 101 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,112 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Latitude.to. "GPS coordinates of Abadia de Goiás, Brazil. Latitude: -16.7587 Longitude: -49.4355". Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ Carvalho, Humberta (2012-09-13). "Depósito de rejeitos do césio-137 em Abadia de Goiás foi alvo de polêmica". Goiás (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ Alves, Renato (2011-03-18). "Abadia de Goiás abriga há 24 anos lixo radioativo do desastre com césio 137". Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. ^ IBGE