Cachoeira de Goiás explained

Official Name:Cachoeira de Goiás
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-16.6775°N -50.6464°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:Iporá Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:764
Area Total Km2:417.1
Population Total:1,342
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76125-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Cachoeira de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Demographics

The population growth rate from 1996 to 2007 was 0.25%. Out of the total population of 1,410, 1,106 were considered urban while 304 were considered rural. The population has increased by about 200 persons since the census of 1980 with the urban population doubling and the rural population decreasing by half.

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (24,000 head in 2006), agriculture, retail establishments, and several modest transformation industries.

Agricultural data 2006

Health and education

History

The settlement of Cachoeira de Goiás began in 1892 when Manoel Fernandes Pereira and other families built a chapel honoring the Divine Spirit. The growth was slow until Coronel Francisco Seabra de Guimarães worked to make it a district of the capital Goiás with the name of Cachoeira da Fumaça. In 1938 it became a district of the municipality of Paraúna with the name Moitu, of unknown origin. In 1948 it became a district in the municipality of Aurilândia, finally becoming independent in 1953.

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References

Notes and References

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