Bonópolis


Bonópolis is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. It is largely rural with a substantial cattle herd.

Location

Bonópolis is surrounded by the following municipalities:

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising and plantations of rice, sugarcane, manioc, corn, and soybeans (4,050 tons in 1,500 hectares planted. In 2006 there were 402 farms with a total area of 198,313 hectares, of which 2,074 hectares were planted. Farming occupied around 1,200 workers. Most of the farms were involved in livestock raising. There were no banks in 2007.

Health and education

There were 4 schools with 1,113 students in 2006. Bonópolis is one of the poorest municipalities in the state with a Municipal Human Development Index rating of 0.683
  • State ranking: 222
  • National ranking: 3255