Santa Fé de Goiás is a municipality in the west-central Brazilian state of Goiás.
Location Santa Fé is located almost directly west of Brasília and northwest of Goiânia. The nearest town, Jussara, lies 34 km to the southeast. Distance to regional center (Goiás Velho): 132 km. Highway connections: GO-060 / Trindade / GO-326 / Anicuns / Sanclerlândia / Novo Brasil / Jussara / BR-070 / Nova Trindade / GO-173.
Neighboring municipalities: Jussara, Britânia, Itapirapuã
Politics Mayor: Ademar Marques de Carvalho (January 2005) City council: 09 Eligible voters: 3,885 (December 2007)
In 1957, Santa Fé de Goiás became a district belonging to Goiás. In 1958, it was dismembered to become a district in the municipality of Jussara. In 1988, it got its municipal autonomy.
Demographics Population density: 3.96 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Urban population: 3,514 (2007) Rural population: 1,080 (2007) Population growth: a gain of about 900 people since 1991
Economy The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Industrial units: 6 (2007) Commercial units: 57 (2007) Meat-packing plant: Frigorífico Arantes Ltda Cattle herd: 135,000 head Main crops: cotton, rice, sugarcane, bananas, sesame seeds, corn, and soybeans. Motor vehicles: 231 automobiles, 34 trucks, and 37 pickup trucks (2007)
Education (2006) Schools: 5 Classrooms: 30 Teachers: 60 Students: 1,314 Higher education: none Adult literacy rate: 83.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2003) Hospitals: 0 Hospital beds: 0 Ambulatory clinics: 2 Doctors, nurses, dentists: 3, 1, 1 (2002) Infant mortality rate: 26.34 per 1,000 live births (2000) (national average was 33.0 per 1,000 live births) MHDI: 0.713 State ranking: 190 (out of 242 municipalities) National ranking: 2,744 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
See also List of municipalities in Goiás Microregions of Goiás
References
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