Vicentinópolis Explained

Official Name:Vicentinópolis
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-17.7278°N -49.7892°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:Meia Ponte Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:646
Area Total Km2:737.2
Population Total:8,873
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75555-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Vicentinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,873 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 737.2 km2.

Location

Vicentinópolis is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, 22 kilometers west of Joviânia and 65 kilometers south of Edéia. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 176 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / GO-320 / Edéia. For a list of distances see Sepin

Neighboring municipalities are:

Vicentinópolis began as a district of Pontalina in 1964, separating in 1980.

Demographics

The economy

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

Education (2006)

Health (2007)

The municipality achieved a score of 0.773 on the United Nations Human Development Index, placing it in 37th place out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás. (2000) For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

See also

References

Notes and References

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