Aurilândia Explained

Official Name:Aurilândia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-15.685°N -50.4817°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Goiás
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Anicuns Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:520
Area Total Km2:567.0
Population Total:3,058
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76120-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Aurilândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

The distance to the state capital is 146 km. while the distance to the main regional center São Luís de Montes Belos is 23 km.Highway connections from Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 23 kilometers south to Aurilândia.

Neighboring municipalities are São Luís de Montes Belos, Firminópolis, São João da Paraúna, and Paraúna.

Demographics

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising, agriculture, commerce, and small transformation industries. Public administration is the largest employer. There is a large informal economy. There were 61,200 head of cattle (6,000 milking cows) in 2006. The main agricultural products were bananas, hearts of palm, rice, manioc, and corn. There were 400 automobiles and pickup trucks in 2007, giving a ratio of 9 inhabitants for each motor vehicle.

Health and education

The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.88. There was 1 small hospital (2007) with 19 beds. The literacy rate in 2000 was 84.3%. There were 3 schools with 826 students in 2006. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.732, giving it a state ranking of 140 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 2,390 (out of 5,507 municipalities). For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br

References

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/aurilandia/panorama IBGE 2020