Itaberaà is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 29,775 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,471.1 km² (10/10/2002). Itaberaà is a large producer of corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane. Poultry and cattle raising are also important.
The climate is humid tropical with regular rains in the summer. The most important rivers are Rio das Pedras, Rio Uru, which has its source in the Serra Dourada and forms a boundary with the municipality of Goiás.
*Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.29.% *Population in 1980: 25,822 (Urban: 11,779; Rural: 14,043) *Population in 1991: 24,852 *Urban population in 2003: 29,775 *Rural population in 2003: 6,858
Itaberaà is privileged to have fertile soil, ideal for the growing of corn, soybeans, rice and beans, besides the large number of dairy and beef cattle (125,000 head). The strongest part of the local economy is a chicken processing industry called Super Frango, which is one of the largest in the state. There is also a feed factory and a storage facility for soybeans and corn.
Main crops in planted area (2005)In planted hectares *bananas: 40 hectares *coffee: 50 *guava: 150 *oranges: 45 *lemons: 20 *tangerines: 25 *rice: 7,000 *sugarcane: 4,912 *beans: 5,600 *corn: 9,200 *soybeans: 10,000 *sorghum: 6,000 *tomatoes: 162 Data are from IBGE *Number of Industrial Establishments: 47 (10/06/2005) *Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004) *Distilleries: none - (June/2005) *Meat-packing Plants/Egg processing: Abatedouro São Salvador Ltda - (07/06/2005) *Dairies: Citale Brasil Ltda.; - LaticÃnios Camburi Ltda - (07/06/2005) *Banking Establishments: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.-Banco Multiplo. - (01/06/2005) *Number of Retail Commerial Establishments: 229 (April/2005) *Motor vehicles: 2,679 automobiles, 393 trucks, 181 pickup trucks, and 1,219 motorcycles.
Animal Raising (2004) *Cattle: (head) 145,580 *Poultry: (head) 2,561,040 *Milk production: (1,000 liters) 24.486 *Egg production: (1,000 dz) 229 *Swine: (head) 14,280 *Milk cows: (head) 32,118 *GDP: (R$ 1.000.00) 195.921 (2003) *GDP: per capita (R$ 1,00) 6,735 (2003) *GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1.000.00): 69.936 (Agriculture), 37.937 (Industry), 59.722 (Services) *Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 33
*Schools in activity: 24 *Classrooms: 173 *Teachers: 354 *Total Students: 8,030 *Students in pre-school education: 484 *Students in Literacy Class: 0 *Students in Primary Level: 5,620 *Students in Secondary Level: 1,203 *Students in Special Education: 12 *Students in Adult Education: 541 *Students in Professinal Education: 0 *Students in nursery school: 170 *Higher education: UEG - Faculdade Estadual de Ciências Agrárias, Humanas e Letras de Itaberaà â€" Faculdade Est. Rio da Pedras *Literacy Rate: 84.2%
The city has its origins in the seventeenth century when gold seekers arrived in the region. By 1855 there were 52 houses and two streets. With the name Curalinho it became a vila in 1868 and finally a municipality in 1924 with the name ItaberaÃ, which means River of Bright Rocks in Tupi-Guarani.
