Cabeceiras

Cabeceiras is a municipality in east-central Goiás state, Brazil. It is fast becoming a major producer of agricultural products using center pivot irrigation.

Location and Highway Connections

Cabeceiras is located directly east of Brasília and is 38 km. south of the important BR-020 highway.
The municipal boundaries are with:

North and West: Formosa
South and East: Buritis, Unaí and Cabeceira Grande, all being in Minas Gerais.

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 344 km. Highway connections are made from Goiânia by BR-153 / Anápolis / Alexânia / BR-060 / Planaltina / Formosa / BR-020 / BR-030 / GO-34.
The most important rivers and streams in its territory are the Bezerra, Urucuia, Ribeirão Taboca, Ribeirão da Morte, Córregos Fundo, Cachoeira, Capoeira, Roncador and Salobro; and the lakes of Mato Grande, Roncador, Moirões, Formosa, Penha and Prata.
Districts, Villages, and Hamlets

Hamlets: Cabeceira da Mata, Lagoa do Mato Grande and Olaria.

Demographics

Population density: 5.86 inhabitants/km²
Population in 1980: 4,993
Population in 2007: 6,610
Urban Population in 2007: 5,261
Rural Population: 1,349
Population growth rate: 0.93% 1996/2007

The economy

Once a poor area dependent on subsistence farming and extensive but poorly managed cattle raising, the municipality concentrates the base of its economy on agriculture, which is now one of the most dynamic in the state. With a large number of farmers from the south of the country, especially Rio Grande do Sul, agriculture is characterized by use of technology for planting and preparation of the soil, which has given it a high productivity. There is great production of irrigated corn, soybeans, beans, sorghum, and even wheat.
Motor vehicles

Automobiles: 534
Pickup trucks: 76
Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 10.8

Agricultural data 2006

Farms: 328
Total area: 80,030 ha.
Area of permanent crops: 648 ha.
Area of perennial crops: 26,168 ha.
Area of pasture: 37.371 ha.
Area of woodland and forests: 14.616 ha.
Cattle herd: 27,983

Health and education

Infant mortality in 2000: 33.49
Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds
Literacy rate in 2000: 84.2
Higher education: none
Human Development Index: 0.695
State ranking: 213
National ranking: 3068

History

Cabeceiras began in 1942 with the construction of a house by Antônio Ribeiro de Andrade, nicknamed "o Bahiano", who in turn built a chapel honoring Santa Rosa de Lima, along the banks of a stream called Taboquinha. New families arrived and the name of Cabeceiras was given due to its location near the source of the stream. In 1952 the village was elevated to the status of district. In 1958 it was dismembered from the municipality of Formosa.