Lagoa Santa, Goiás
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Lagoa Santa | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Goiás state | |
  Lagoa Santa Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°10′55″S 51°23′01″W / 19.18194°S 51.38361°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Quirinópolis Microregion |
| Area | |
• Total | 458.8 km2 (177.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 1,621 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 75819-000 |
Lagoa Santa is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Lagoa Santa is one of the most recent municipalities in the state, having been installed on 1 January 2001. It has hot water springs and is being developed as a resort.
Location
[edit]Lagoa Santa is located on the border with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, divided by the Aporé River, a tributary of the Paraná. It is 483 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is connected by highways BR-153 and BR-060, leaving from São Paulo, and from Goiânia, by highways Br-060 and BR-164 and GO-206 and GO-302.
Connections with the state capital are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 / Caçu / GO-206 / Itarumã / GO-178 / Itajá / GO-302.
It has boundaries on the north, east, and west with Itajá, and on the south with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Geography
[edit]The average elevation is 380 meters and the average annual temperature is approximately 20 °C to 24 °C, with the minimum of 17 °C and the maximum of 31 °C. It is not uncommon to have cold fronts in the region, which come from the south. The climate is very humid, with humidity around 70%.
The town is crossed by the Rio Aporé, on the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. In the tropical forest along the river there is a natural lake, Lagoa Santa, with water temperatures of around 31 °C. This lake gave the town its name and is visited by tourists from all over the country, who seek a cure in the warm and medicinal waters of the lake.
Demographics
[edit]- Population density in 2007: 2.67 inhabitants/km2
- Total population in 2007: 5,409
- Urban population in 2007: 852
- Rural population in 2007: 373
The economy
[edit]The economy is based on services, government jobs, modest agriculture and cattle raising, and income generated from tourism. The cattle herd was 48,000 (2006). Economic Data (2007)
- Industrial establishments: 0
- Retail establishments in 2007: 22
- Automobiles: 60 (2007)
Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)
- rice: 100
- corn: 200
Farm Data (2006)in ha.
- Number of farms: 81
- Total area: 42,940
- Area of permanent crops: 33
- Area of perennial crops: 166
- Area of natural pasture: 31,372
- Persons dependent on farming: 212
- Farms with tractors: 37
- Number of tractors: 66 IBGE
Education and Health
[edit]There were 02 schools in activity (2006) and no hospitals.
- Literacy Rate: n/a
- Infant mortality rate: n/a (in 1,000 live births)
Lagoa Santa was first created a district of Itajá in 1988 with the name Termas de Lagoa Santa. In 1998 it became a municipality with the present name.
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