Indiara 4307940 214052949 2008-05-21T22:28:40Z StigBot 5316354 robot Adding: [[it:Indiara]] {| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 250px; font-size: 95%; float: right;" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Indiara |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[States of Brazil |State]] || [[Goiás]] |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Area: || 956.4 km² |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Population: || 13,703 ''(IBGE 2007)'' |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Elevation: || 550 m above sea level |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Postcode (CEP): || 75955-000 |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | valign="top" | Became a city: || 1982 |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | valign="top" | Distance to [[Goiânia]]: || 102 km. |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | valign="top" | IBGE statistical microregion: || [[Vale do Rio dos Bois]] |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Website: || |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |} [[Image:Goias Municip Indiara.svg|thumb|right|245px|Coordinatates: {{coord|17|08|30|S|49|59|41|W|}}]] '''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]] *south: [[Edéia]] *east: [[Cezarina]] *west: [[Jandaia]] and [[Acreúna]] Indiara is located 102 kilometers (southwest) from the state capital, [[Goiânia]] and is on the edge of highway BR-060 (passing through [[Guapó]] and [[Cezarina]]. ==Political Data== *Eligible voters: 9,310 (12/2007) *Mayor: José Vilmar da Fonseca (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Antônio Telesforo de Almeida *Councilmembers: 09 ==Demographic Data== *Population density: 13.28 inhab/km² (2007) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: 1.04% *Urban population in 2007: 10,408 *Rural population in 2007: 2,295 The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture. There are plantations of corn, rice, and soybeans. There are also several small industries producing furniture, lumber, and clothes. '''Economic Data for 2007''' *Industrial units: 20 *Retail commercial units: 123 *Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. *Dairies: Cooperativa Mista dos Prod. de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda. *Automobiles: 1,114 in 2007 ===Main agricultural activities=== *Cattle raising: 75,140 head (2006) *Agriculture: cotton, rice, sugarcane (1,125 hectares), oranges, corn (4,000 hectares), soybeans (7,000 hectares), and tomatoes. Statistics are from [http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin] *Number of farms: 562 *Agricultural area: 83,013 *Planted area: 19,300 *Area in natural pasture: 45,292 *Workers in agriculture: 1,800 ==Education and Health== *Literacy rate: 85.5% (2000) *Infant mortality rate: 25.29 in 1,000 live births (2000) *Schools: 13 (2006) *Students: 3,428 *Hospitals: 03 (02/ 2007) *Walk-in clinics: 01 ==History== The town began with the construction of the highway between [[Goiânia]] and [[Cuiabá]], [[Mato Grosso]] in 1958 First came a restaurant, a "churrascaria"" or steakhouse, and then other people began to arrive. There was no donation of lands; the landowners created the lots themselves. The name, Indiara, comes from a coconut tree, the Indaiá, which grows nearby. Indiara belonged to three municipalities: [[Edéia]], [[Jandaia]], and [[Palmeira de Goiás]] and was dismembered to create a district and a municipality in 1983. '''Ranking on the Municipal [[Human Development Index]]''' *MHDI: 0.731 *State ranking: 143 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,414 (out of 5,507 municipalities) ''Data are from 2000''. For the complete list see [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto] '''See also''' *[[List of municipalities in Goiás]] *[[Microregions of Goiás]] '''Sources of Data''' *[http://www.ibge.gov.br/ IBGE] *[http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin] *[http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhgo.htm Frigoletto] *[http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ City Brazil] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Goiás State]] [[bpy:ইন্ডিয়ারা]] [[it:Indiara]] [[no:Indiara]] [[pt:Indiara]] [[ro:Indiara]] [[ru:Индиара]] [[vo:Indiara]]