Bom Jesus de Goiás explained

Official Name:Bom Jesus de Goiás
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-18.22°N -49.7275°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:Meia Ponte Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:619
Area Total Km2:1405.2
Population Total:25,648
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:HDI
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75570-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Bom Jesus de Goiás is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.

Geographical Information

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 223 km and it is linked by highways BR-452 and GO-040. It forms boundaries with Goiatuba (north); Inaciolândia and Itumbiara (south); Itumbiara and Panamá (east); and Quirinópolis (west).

The land is mainly flat, which favors agriculture. The municipality extends from the Meia Ponte River to the Rio dos Bois, which flow into the Paranaíba River.

The climate is moist tropical with temperatures oscillating between 28 °C and 38 °C, with an average maximum of 30 °C. Rains are constant in the period between October and March. The fauna is diversified with the presence of tamandua, tatu, capivara, reptiles, and many birds.

History

In 1925, a local rancher, Dona Carolina Viera da Mota, donated lands to build a future settlement. In the same year a chapel covered with palm fronds was built. Soon, other houses (huts) were built and the settlement was called Bom Jesus. In 1953, it was made a district of Goiatuba, becoming a municipality in 1963.

Demographic and political data

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture, especially the growing of soybeans, corn, and sugarcane. The farming is all mechanized and the landholdings are large or medium and mainly owned by people who came from the south of the country like Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul.

Cattle raising and agricultural production

Agricultural data 2006

Health (2007)

(IBGE 2002)

Education (2006)

(IBGE 2004)

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/bom-jesus-de-goias/panorama IBGE 2020