Rianápolis

Coordinates: 15°26′44″S 49°30′25″W / 15.44556°S 49.50694°W / -15.44556; -49.50694
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Rianápolis
Location in Goiás state
Location in Goiás state
Rianápolis is located in Brazil
Rianápolis
Rianápolis
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 15°26′44″S 49°30′25″W / 15.44556°S 49.50694°W / -15.44556; -49.50694
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateGoiás
MicroregionCeres Microregion
Area
 • Total159.3 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Elevation
589 m (1,932 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total4,817
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
76310-000

Rianápolis is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location[edit]

It is located almost directly north of the state capital of Brazil, and is on the important BR-153 highway, which links Belém to São Paulo. The regional center of Ceres is located 19 km. to the northwest. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by taking BR-153 from Anápolis to Rianápolis. From Goiânia take GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá. Rianápolis is 43 km. north of Jaraguá. See Seplan

Demographics[edit]

  • Urban population: 3,657
  • Population density: 26.15 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
  • Population growth: -0.61% 1996/2007

The Economy[edit]

Economic activity is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, small transformation industries, and government employment. There were 135 farms in 2006 with a total of 4,724 hectares. Pasture land made up 90 percent of the total. The cattle herd had 15,000 head in 2006 while the main agricultural crops were rice, sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans.

Health and Education[edit]

There were 4 schools in 2006. The adult literacy rate was 83.7% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%). There was 1 hospital with 43 beds. The infant mortality rate was 17.5 (2000) (the national average was 33.0).

Municicipal Human Development Index: 0.759 For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br

History[edit]

The settlement began in the early 1940s along the road linking Jaraguá to the Colônia Nacional Agrícola de Goiás, present-day Ceres near an airstrip. The first houses served as a resting place for travelers between the two towns. Soon there was a store and a small hotel. The settlement was first called "Campo de Aviação", after the landing strip. In 1958 it became a municipality taking the name of Rianápols, because of its location between the towns of Rialma and Anápolis

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