Varjão Explained

Official Name:Varjão
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-17.045°N -49.6317°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:Vale do Rio dos Bois
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:609
Area Total Km2:519
Population Total:3,848
Population As Of:2021 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75355-000
Area Code Type:Area code
Website:https://varjao.go.gov.br/

Varjão is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.

Geography and Demographics

Varjão is located 77 km. southwest of Goiânia and is 26 km. southeast of Cezarina. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-060/Abadia de Goiás/Guapó/GO-413. Aragoiânia, Cezarina, Indiara, Mairipotaba are adjacent to Varjão. Its postcode (CEP) is 75355-000, and its IBGE statistical microregion is 014 Vale do Rio dos Bois.

the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics estimates the population of Varjão to be 3,848 inhabitants.

Government

Rafael Pereira Machado Franco is Varjão's mayor.[2] [3] The city council has nine members and there are 3,022 eligible voters .

Economy

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

Health and education

In 2006, the 1,141 students in Varjão were served by four schools, with a total of 22 classrooms and 27 teachers. In 2000, its school attendance rate was 0.806. There are no higher education facilities. Varjão's adult literacy rate was 83.0% in 2000, just below the national average of 86.4%.

In 2003, there were no hospitals and two ambulatory clinics in Varjão. In 2002, two doctors, one nurse, and one dentist lived in the town. The town's infant mortality rate 22.64 (2000) is well below the national average of 33.0. In 2000, the town's life expectancy was 69.4.

The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.729 in 2000, ranking it at 149 out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás and 2,456 out of 5,507 municipalities in Brazil overall.

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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimativas Da População Residente No Brasil E Unidades Da Federação Com Data de Referência Em 1O de Julho de 2021. Estimates of Population Resident in Brazil and Units of the Federation With Reference Date on July 1, 2021. pt.
  2. Web site: Estrutura Organizacional. Organizational Structure. pt.
  3. Web site: Gabinete do Prefeito. Mayor's Office. 3 Dec 2020. 1 Jun 2022.