Castelândia

Castelândia is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans.

Location

Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba. It is 54 kilometers northeast of the regional center, Quirinópolis and 95 kilometers southwest of Rio Verde. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 282 km. Highway connections are made by GO-040 / Aragoiânia / Cromínia / Pontalina / Bom Jesus de Goiás / BR-452 / GO-319 / Aloândia. . Neighboring municipalities are Rio Verde, Maurilândia, and Bom Jesus de Goiás.

Demographics

Population density in 2007: 11.87 inhabitants/km²
Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.31.%
Total population in 2007: 3,530
Total population in 1996: 3,653
Urban population in 2007: 3,205
Rural population in 2007: 325

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, poultry production, and growing of sugar cane, corn, and soybeans. There was 01 financial institution in 2007—BRADESCO S.A
Motor vehicles

Automobiles: 187
Pickup trucks: 38
Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 15.6

Main agricultural products in ha.

rice: 600
sugarcane: 2,600
corn: 3,000
soybeans: 6,000

Farm Data in ha.

Number of farms: 119
Total area: 23,793
Area of permanent crops: n/a
Area of perennial crops: 18,246
Area of natural pasture: 4,212
Persons dependent on farming: 351

Health and education

In 2006 there was 01 hospital with 15 beds. There were no institutions of higher education.

The infant mortality rate was 20.02 in 2000.
The literacy rate was 80.0 in 2000.
MHDI: 0.732
State ranking: 137
National ranking: 2,379

History

Castelândia was created as a district belonging to the municipality of Rio Verde in 1963. In 1993 it was dismembered from Rio Verde to become its own municipality.