Jesúpolis
Jesúpolis is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The name literally means "City of Jesus".
Distances and location
- Distance to Anápolis: 150 km.
- Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / GO-529. For all distances see
Demographics
- Population density: 18.20 inhabitants/km2
- Population growth rate 1996/2007: 0.48.%
- Population in 2007: 2,201
- Urban population in 2007: 1,688
- Rural population in 2007: 513
Economy
The economy is based on modest commerce, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. The cattle herd had 12,000 head in 2006 while the main agricultural products were rice, corn, manioc, and a modest production of bananas.- Number of industrial establishments: 0
- Number of retail establishments: 13
- Banking establishments: none
- Automobiles: 104
- Number of Farms: 141
- Total area: 10,235 ha.
- Area of permanent crops: 10
- Area of perennial crops: 643
- Area of natural pasture: 7,622 ha.
- Area of woodland and forests: 1,545 ha.
- Persons dependent on farming: 256
- Farms with tractors: 18
- Number of tractors: 28
- Cattle herd: 12,000 head
Education, health, and quality of life
There were 2 schools in activity with 645 students. The literacy rate was 82.6% in 2000. In the health sector there were no hospitals and 1 walk-in health clinic. The infant mortality rate was 27.68Jesúpolis ranked 0.721 on the Municipal Human Development Index, placing it 170 in the state and 2,606 in the country. All data are from 2000. For the complete list see