Moiporá

Moiporá
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Moiporá

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 16°32′26″S 50°43′36″W / 16.54056°S 50.72667°W / -16.54056; -50.72667Coordinates: 16°32′26″S 50°43′36″W / 16.54056°S 50.72667°W / -16.54056; -50.72667
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Iporá Microregion
Area
  Total 460.6 km2 (177.8 sq mi)
Elevation 678 m (2,224 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 1,848
  Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 76135-000

Moiporá is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Distances and Highway Connections

Municipal Boundaries

Neighboring municipalities: Iporá, Córrego do Ouro, Cachoeira de Goiás, Ivolândia, Aurilândia, and Israelândia.

Economic Information

The economy was based on services, public employment, small transformation industries, cattle raising, and agriculture. In 2005 there were 3 industrial units and 20 retail units. The sector employing more workers was public administration with 153 workers in 2003. There were no financial institutions in 2007.

In 2006 there were 50,000 head of cows, of which 4,350 were milk cows. Swine, poultry, egg, and milk production were modest. The main agricultural products in planted area were rice, bananas, manioc, and corn. None exceeded 500 planted hectares.

Agricultural data 2006

Health and education

In 2007 there were no hospitals and only 4 walk-in health clinics. The infant mortality rate was 28.88 for every 1,000 live births in 2000.

In 2006 the school system had 4 schools, 20 classrooms, 23 teachers, and 399 students. There were no institutions of higher learning. The adult literacy rate was 85.7% in 2000.

History

The region was settled in 1930 by Sebastião Moreira da Silva and his children who built the first huts in an area of fertile lands and perennial springs. With the arrival of new settlers a village (arraial) was formed called "Cobó", the name given to the knife that Silva used to keep away creditors who wanted to charge him. In 1953 the settlement became a district belonging to Aurilândia and was called Moiporá, a combination of Moitu (Cachoeira de Goiás) and Iporá, a neighboring municipality. In 1958 it was dismembered from Aurilândia and made a municipality.

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