Terezópolis de Goiás explained

Official Name:Terezópolis de Goiás
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-16.4828°N -49.0953°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:Goiânia Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:828
Area Total Km2:106.9
Population Total:8,186
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75985-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Terezópolis de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Terezópolis is located in the Goiânia Microregion, 28 kilometers northeast of the capital, Goiânia. Neighboring municipalities are:

History

Terezópolis began in 1948 with the building of the important highway, BR-153, which connects the south with Belém. The town was the site of several stands along the road selling fruit, vegetables, local sweets and cheeses. Until 1992 it was called Santa Tereza and was a district of Goianápolis.

Climate

The average annual temperature is 22 °C with two well defined seasons: dry and rainy. The rainy season occurs in the months of November to March. The average annual rainfall is 1,300 milliliters and the relative humidity of the air is 50% to 70%.

Political Information

Demographic Information

Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

Due to the proximity to the urban population of Goiânia, Terezópolis has several small factories. One of them, Saty, produces ketchup and other products using the available tomatoes produced in nearby Goianápolis.

Education (2006)

Health (2007)

Municipal Human Development Index

0.707

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

See also

References

Notes and References

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