Perolândia is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.
Location and distances
Perolândia is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion north of the Rio Claro. There are paved road connections with Jataí, which lies to the southeast.
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
Industrial units: 3 (2007)
Commercial units: 40 (2007)
Bank agencies: none
Cattle herd: 27,000 head (2006)
Dairy cows: 3,500 (2006)
Main crops (2006): cotton (2,496 hectares), rice (900 hectares), bananas, coffee, beans, manioc, corn (5,800 hectares), sorghum (6,000 hectares), and soybeans (38,500 hectares). In 2006 there were 254 agricultural units with an area of 52,000 hectares, of which 12,000 hectares were farmland, 27,000 hectares were pasture, and 12,000 hectares were woodland. Around 800 workers were considered farm labor.
Education (2006)
Schools: 4
Students: 997
Middle school enrollment: 117 students
Higher education: none
Adult literacy rate: 85.4% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
Hospitals: 0
Hospital beds: 0
Ambulatory clinics: 1
Infant mortality rate: 28.66 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
