Jesúpolis Explained

Official Name:Jesúpolis
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-15.9539°N -49.3733°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:Anápolis Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:666
Area Total Km2:120.9
Population Total:2,506
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75495-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Jesúpolis is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The name literally means "City of Jesus".

Distances and location

Neighboring municipalities: Jaraguá, São Francisco de Goiás, Petrolina de Goiás, and Santa Rosa de Goiás.

Demographics

Economy

The economy is based on modest commerce, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. The cattle herd had 12,000 head in 2006 while the main agricultural products were rice, corn, manioc, and a modest production of bananas.

Agricultural data 2006

Education, health, and quality of life

There were 2 schools in activity with 645 students. The literacy rate was 82.6% in 2000. In the health sector there were no hospitals and 1 walk-in health clinic (2005). The infant mortality rate was 27.68 (in 1,000 live births)

Jesúpolis ranked 0.721 on the Municipal Human Development Index, placing it 170 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)in the state and 2,606 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) in the country. All data are from 2000. For the complete list see Frigoletto

References

Notes and References

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