Bonópolis Explained

Official Name:Bonópolis
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-13.6533°N -49.8314°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:Porangatu Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:290
Area Total Km2:1628
Population Total:4,493
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76555-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Bonópolis is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. It is largely rural with a substantial cattle herd.

Location

Bonópolis is surrounded by the following municipalities:

The economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (134,000 head in 2006) and plantations of rice (1,560 tons in 650 hectares planted), sugarcane, manioc (2,400 tons in 150 hectares planted), corn (1800 tons in 600 hectares planted), and soybeans (4,050 tons in 1,500 hectares planted. In 2006 there were 402 farms with a total area of 198,313 hectares, of which 2,074 hectares were planted. Farming occupied around 1,200 workers. Most of the farms were involved in livestock raising. There were no banks in 2007.

Health and education

There were 4 schools with 1,113 students in 2006. Bonópolis is one of the poorest municipalities in the state with a Municipal Human Development Index rating of 0.683

See also

References

Notes and References

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