Santo Antônio de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located just north of the state capital, Goiânia.
Distance from Goiânia: 42 km. with connections by way of GO-462.
Location Neighboring municipalities are: north: Brazabrantes south: Goiânia east: Nerópolis west: Goianira
Political Information Mayor: Lourival Vaz da Costa (January 2005) City council: 9 Eligible voters: 2,859 (December/2007) Santo Antônio was a district of Goianira until it was dismembered in 1990.
Demographic Information Population density: 29.31 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Urban population: 3,508 (2007) Rural population: 385 (2007) Population growth: 3.28% from 2000 to 2007
Economic Information The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Cattle herd: 17,500 head (2006) Main crops: bananas, sugarcane, rice (400 hectares), beans, manioc, oranges, lemons, tangerines, corn (800 hectares), tomatoes, and soybeans.
Education (2006) Schools: 3 Classrooms: 26 Teachers: 52 Students: 1,258 Higher education: none Adult literacy rate: 86.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007) Hospitals: 1 Hospital beds: 0 Ambulatory clinics: 3 Infant mortality rate: 20.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0.
Municipal Human Development Index MHDI: 0.749 State ranking: 79/242 municipalities National ranking: 1,904/5,507 municipalities
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See also List of municipalities in Goiás
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