Itauçu

Itauçu is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,026 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 383.7 km² (10/10/2002).
*Population density: 21.25 inhab/km² (2003)
*Elevation: 839
*Became a municipality: 1948
*Postal code: 75450-000

Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças.

It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
*north: Taquaral de Goiás and Santa Rosa de Goiás
*west: Itaberaí
*east: Petrolina de Goiás
*south: Araçu and Inhumas

Political Data
*Mayor: Alvimar Tiago de Almeida
*Vice-mayor: Laurindo Morandi
*Number of councilmembers: 9
*Total number of eligible voters: 6,908 (06/09/2004)

Demographic Data
*Population in 1980: 9,770 (5,580 urban and 4,190 rural)
*Population in 1991: 8,678 (5,912 urban and 2,766 rural)
*Population in 2003: 8,153 (6,177 urban and 1,976 rural) (1)
*Population in 2005: 8,026 (1)(1)Estimated by logistic method
*Population growth rate 1991/1996: -0.45.%
*Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.52.%
*Population growth rate 1996/2000: -0.62.%

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans.

Animal Raising (2004)
*Poultry: (head) 23,150
*Cattle (head) 49,505
*Milk production (1,000 liters) 6.262
*Egg production: (1,000 dz) 64
*Swine: (head) 3,702
*Milk cows (head): 6,530

Main crops in planted area (2005)
*Beans: 250 hectares
*Corn: 1,200 hectares
*Rice: 250 hectares
*Soybeans: 100 hectares
*Sugarcane: 181 hectares
*There is modest production of bananas, coffee, manioc, oranges, lemons, and tangerines.
*Number of Industrial Establishments: 24 (10/06/2005)
*Industrial District: none (Sept/2004)
*Distilleries: none (June/2005)
*Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: none (07/06/2005)
*Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
*Banking Establishments: - Banco Itaú (01/06/2005)
*Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 65 (April/2005)
*Motor vehicles: 618 automobiles, 54 trucks, 25 pickup trucks, and 149 motorcycles. (2004)
*GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 37.812 (2003)
*GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 4,658 (2003)
*GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 10.411 (Agriculture), 10.391 (Industry), 13.548 (Services)
*Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 110

Education (2005)
*Schools in activity: 9
*Classrooms: 65
*Teachers: 104
*Total Students: 2,128
*Students in pre-school education: 218
*Students in Literacy Class: 0
*Students in Primary Level: 1,385
*Students in Secondary Level: 437
*Students in Special Education: 0
*Students in Adult Education: 88
*Students in Professional Education: 0
*Students in Nursery School: 0
*Higher education: 0
*Literacy Rate: 85.1%

Health (2003)
*Hospitals: 1
*Beds: 22
*Walk-in health clinics: 4
*Doctors: 10 (2002)
*Nurses: 3
*Dentists: 2
*Infant mortality rate: 19.60 (in 1,000 live births)

Permanent Households (2000)
*Total: 2,450
*Up to 1 minimum salary: 1,014
*More than 1 to 2: 678
*More than 2 to 3: 231
*More than 3 to 5: 205
*More than 5 to 10: 131
*More than 10 to 15: 32
*More than 15 to 20: 23
*More than 20 to 30: 7
*More than 30: 9
*No income: 120 Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
*Life expectancy: 70.73
*Adult literacy rate: 0.833
*School attendance rate: 0.850
*MHDI: 0.742
*State ranking: 103 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
*National ranking: 2,118 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)

All data are from 2000

For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br

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