Paranaiguara
Paranaiguara is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Geography
Paranaiguara is in the Quirinópolis Microregion, whose most important city is Quirinópolis. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 351 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / GO-164 / Quirinópolis / BR-483 / GO-164. SeeThere are municipal boundaries with:
- north: Quirinópolis
- south: São Simão
- east: São Simão and Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais
- west: Cachoeira Alta and Caçu
Demographics
- Population density in 2007: 6.69 inhabitants/km2
- Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.67.%
- Total population in 2007: 7,724
- Total population in 1980: 6,782
- Urban population in 2007: 6,991
- Rural population in 2007: 733
- Population change: the population has increased by about 960 inhabitants since 1980.
The economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In the secondary sector there are clothing industries, brickworks, and a paving company. The cattle herd had 110,000 head and the main agricultural crops were corn and soybeans.Economic Data
- Industrial establishments: 18
- Financial institutions: Banco Itaú S.A.
- Retail establishments in 2007: 88
- Automobiles: 976
- rice: 170
- manioc: 40
- corn: 200
- soybeans: 400
- Number of farms: 239
- Total area: 92,485
- Area of permanent crops: 78
- Area of perennial crops: 1,433
- Area of natural pasture: 71,227
- Persons dependent on farming: 566
- Farms with tractors: 102
- Number of tractors: 143
Education and Health
There were 05 schools and 01 hospital with 23 beds.- Adult literacy rate: 84.3%
- Infant mortality rate: 22.10
- Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index: 0.751