Cristianópolis Explained

Official Name:Cristianópolis
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-17.1989°N -48.6981°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:Pires do Rio Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:802
Area Total Km2:225.3
Population Total:2,964
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75230-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Cristianópolis is a municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Geographical Information

Cristianópolis is in the Pires do Rio Microregion approximately 93 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás. See Distancias Rodoviarias Sepin

Neighboring municipalities are:

Demographic and Political Data

The Economy

The main economic activities were livestock raising, agriculture, and services.

Motor vehicles

Economic Data(All data are from IBGE/Sepin)

Health and Education

The health system had 01 hospital with 23 beds and 02 health clinics (2007). There were 04 schools with 27 classrooms, 51 teachers, and 1,083 students (2006).

Municipal Human Development Index

History

In 1905 Ricardo José do Vale, minister of the Igreja Cristã Evangélica, arrived from Rio de Janeiro, preaching the Protestant faith. In 1906 a farmer who had converted, donated land to build a church, which was built in 1909. Other Protestants arrived from nearby towns and a settlement appeared called Gameleira. In 1927 the name was changed to Cristianópolis. In 1931 the village was raised to the status of district belonging to Santa Cruz de Goiás. Later the district became part of Pires do Rio. In 1944 the Franciscan order bought lands and built a Catholic chapel. In 1953 Cristianópolis became a municipality.

See also

References

Notes and References

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