Israelândia

Israelândia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,783 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 577,4 km² (10/10/2002)
*Population density: 5.01 inhab/km² (2003)
*Elevation: 378 meters
*Became a municipality: 1958
*Statistical microregion: Iporá Microregion
*Postal code: 76205-000

Geographical Information
*Distance to the state capital: 199 km.
*Distance to regional center (Iporá): 28 km.
*Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 31 kilometers northeast to Amorinópolis.

Neighboring municipalities: Jaupaci, Fazenda Nova, Moiporá, and Iporá.

Political Data
*Eligible voters: 2,313 (06/09/2004)
*Mayor: Débora Liz da Silva e Sousa (January 2005)
*Vice-mayor: Eudes Rocha de Castro
*Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data
*Population growth rate 1991/2000: -1.22.%
*Population in 1980: 3,583
*Population in 1991: 3,356
*Urban population in 2003: 2,263
*Rural population in 2003: 633

EconomyThe economy is based on services, small industries, cattle raising, and agriculture.
*Number of Industrial Establishments: 02 (10/06/2005)
*Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004)
*Distilleries: none - (June/2005)
*Meat-packing Plants/Egg processing: none - (07/06/2005)
*Dairies: none - (07/06/2005)
*Banking Establishments: none - (01/06/2005)
*Number of Retail Commerial Establishments: 20 (April/2005)

Animal Raising (2004)
*Cattle (head) 47,000
*Milk production (1,000 liters) 3,820
*Egg production: (1,000 dz) 29
*Swine: (head) 2,710
*Milk cows (head): 4,200

Agricultural Production (2005)
*Area(hectares) Prod. (tons)
*Rice: 240 / 200
*Bananas: 65 / 500
*Sugarcane: 5 / 250
*Coconuts: (thousand fruits) 10 / 130
*Manioc: 300 / 6,000
*Corn: 470 / 1,300
*Soybeans: 210 / 400
*GDP: (R$ 1.000.00) 15.978 (2003)
*GDP per capita: (R$ 1,00) 5,581 (2003)
*GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1.000.00): 8.429 (Agriculture), 1.122 (Industry), 5.874 (Services)
*Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 194

Education (2005)
*Schools in activity: 3
*Classrooms: 20
*Teachers: 41
*Total Students: 788
*Students in pre-school education: 77
*Students in Literacy Class: 47
*Students in Primary Level: 502
*Students in Secondary Level: 123
*Students in Special Education: 8
*Students in Adult Education: 78
*Students in Professional Education: 0
*Literacy rate: 84.5%

Health (2003)
*Hospitals: 01
*Beds: 30
*Walk-in health clinics: 02
*Doctors: 03
*Nurses: 01
*Dentists: 0
*Infant mortality rate: 24.39 in 1,000 live births

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
*Life expectancy: 68.7
*Adult literacy rate: 0.828
*School attendance rate: 0.844
*HDI-M: 0.730
*State ranking: 145 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
*National ranking: 2,423 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
*Classification according to HDI: High (0,800 and higher) Middle (0,500 - 0,799) Low (below 0,500)

Data are from 2000

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com.br

Sources of Data
*Diario da Manhã
*IBGE
*Seplan
*Frigoletto
*City Brazil