Porteirão
Porteirão is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.
Geographical Information
Porteirão is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion in the Rio dos Bois basin. It is connected by a state highway with the BR-452 highway, which connects Rio Verde with Itumbiara.The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 178 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-040 / Aragoiânia / Cromínia / GO-319 / Pontalina / GO-040 / Aloândia / BR-452 / Bom Jesus de Goiás / GO-410. For the complete list of all distances in Goiás see
Neighboring municipalities are:
- north: Acreúna
- south: Goiatuba
- east: Vicentópolis and Goiatuba
- west: Santa Helena de Goiás
Political Information
- Mayor: Pedro Augusto dos Reis
Demographics
- Population density: 4.98 inhabitants/km2
- Urban population: 2,726
- Rural population: 282
- Population growth or loss: 0.91% from 2000/2007
The economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.- Industrial units: 2
- Commercial units: 45
- Cattle herd: 24,280 head
- Main crops : cotton, rice, sugarcane, beans, soybeans, sorghum, and corn.
- People employed in agriculture: 1,670
- Number of farming establishments: 43
- Area of the farming establishments: 27,367 ha.
- Area in planted crops: 17,500 ha.
- Farming establishments with tractors: 14
Education (2006)
Health (2007)
- Hospitals: 0
- Hospital beds: 0
- Ambulatory clinics: 1
- Infant mortality rate: 27.9 .