Rubiataba Explained

Official Name:Rubiataba
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-15.1639°N -49.7992°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:Ceres Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:800
Area Total Km2:748.27
Population Total:19,947
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-03:00
Timezone1 Dst:BRST
Utc Offset1 Dst:-02:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76350-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Rubiataba is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and Geography

Rubiataba is located in the north of the state, south of the source of the Crixás River. It is ~220 kilometres to the state capital of Goiânia. Other distances are:

21 km. to the north

41 km. to the southwest

28 km. to the south

24 km. to the east

Neighboring municipalities are:

It is a municipality that was planned by the government and is one of the few settlements in the state that was already declared a city in the beginning of its existence. A curious fact is that the streets of the town have names of fruit trees. The climate is mild with an average temperature of 25 °C. The most important rivers are the São Patrício and the Rio Novo.

The municipality included the municipal seat together with the district of Waldelândia, the "povoado" of Cruzeiro, and the "aglomerados" of Bragolândia, Goiataba and Santa Luzia

The Economy

Cattle raising is important with a big production of milk and dairy products. There were 768 farms in 2006 with a total area of 49,428 hectares. Pasture land occupied 36,000 hectares. The size of the cattle herd was 75,000 in 2007. There are plantations of rice, beans, manioc, sugarcane (6,800 ha. and a production of 476,000 tons in 2007), and corn.

There are several brickworks and lumber mills. The number of small furniture factories give the town the name "furniture capital" of the state. There is also a large distillery producing alcohol for fuel from the abundant sugarcane plantations. There were 03 bank branches in 2007: Banco do Brasil S.A., BRADESCO S.A., and Banco Itaú S.A.

History

Rubiataba began in 1949 when the government of Getúlio Vargas decided to create an agricultural center in the region. The place had a good climate, with abundance of water and fertile soils. The first idea was to plant coffee. The name, ""Rubiataba" is a hybrid of "rubia", from rubiacea, and "taba", which means village. Seventy square kilometres were set aside for the future town, which was the first rural planned town in the country. It became a municipality in 1953.

Health and Education

In 2006 there were 26 schools and 2 hospitals with 57 beds.

See also

References

Notes and References

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