Professor Jamil
Professor Jamil is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,203 in a total area of 347.4 km2.
Geographical information
Located 66 kilometers south of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-153, Professor Jamil has boundaries with the following municipalities:- north: Hidrolândia;
- south: Mairipotaba and Piracanjuba;
- east: Piracanjuba;
- west: Cromínia and Mairipotaba
History
The origin of the town goes back to 1942 when a group of people got together and built a football field. Soon the first grocery store appeared. The first mass was prayed in 1952 when the settlement was called Campo Limpo. Soon it became a district of Piracanjuba and was emancipated in 1991 with the name, Professor Jamil, in homage to one of the first pioneers, Jamil Salim Safady, of Lebanese origin.Demographics
- Population density: 9.49 inhabitants/km2
- Urban population: 2,342
- Rural population: 956
- Population growth or loss: -0.45% from 2000/2007
The Economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There is also a poultry industry, swine raising and extraction of sand.- Industrial units: 0
- Commercial units: 41
- Bank agencies: none
- Dairies: - Indústria de Laticínios Boa Nova Ltda
- Cattle herd: 40,290 head
- Main crops : rice and corn.
- Number of agricultural establishments: 299
- Area of agricultural establishments: 34,943 ha.
- Area of crops: 2,335 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 28,310 ha.
- Persons working in agriculture: 835
- Farms with tractors. 54
Education (2006)
- Schools: 5 with 1,011 students
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 83.7%
Health (2007)
- Hospitals: 0
- Hospital beds: 0
- Ambulatory clinics: 1
- Infant mortality rate: 27.9 .