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'Cachoeira Alta' is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,672 inhabitants in 2005 in a total area of 1659.4 km². With approximately 150,000 head Cachoeira Alta has one of the largest cattle herds in the state.

★ Elevation: 483 meters

★ Became a city: 1953

★ Postal code: 75870-000
The population has dropped since 1980, when it was 9,214.

Contents

Location

Demographic and Political Facts

Economy

Main agricultural production (2005)

Health

Education

★ Life expectancy: 67.16 ★ Adult literacy rate: 0.826 ★ School attendance rate: 0.786 ★ MHDI: 0.737 ★ State ranking: 116 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) ★ National ranking: 2,245 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) ''Data are from 2000'' ★ Higher education: none

Location

Cachoeira Alta is located in the Quirinópolis Microregion in an unpopulated area of the south of the state. Some of the largest municipalities in total area are located here. There are road connections with Aparecida do Rio Doce, 57 km. to the north; and Paranaiguara, 37 km. to the southeast.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 356 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 / Aparecida do Rio Doce / BR-364. [1]
Neighboring municipalities are:

★ north and east: Quirinópolis and Aparecida do Rio Doce

★ south and west: Caçu

★ east: Paranaiguara

Demographic and Political Facts

★ Population density in 2003: 5.23 inhab/km²

★ Population growth rate 1991-2000: 0.05.%

★ Population in 1980: 9,243

★ Population in 1991: 8,605

★ Urban population in 1993: 6,323

★ Rural population in 1993: 2,336

★ Eligible voters in 2004: 6,314

★ City government in 2005: mayor (Clovis de Oliveira), vice-mayor (Laerce Batista de Paula), and 09 councilmembers

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, especially the planting of corn and rice.

★ The cattle herd was 148,000 head including 11,200 milking cows in 2004.

★ Milk production was 17.893 million liters in 2004.

Main agricultural production (2005)

★ bananas: 16 hectares producing 1.36 tons

★ rubber: 100 hectares producing 140 tons

★ rice: 120 hectares producing 120 tons

★ manioc: 60 hectares producing 780 tons

★ corn: 400 hectares producing 1.800 tons
Data are from IBGE

★ Gross Domestic Product: R$163.967 million

★ Gross Domestic Product per capita: R$18929 (one of the highest in the state)

★ Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A.

★ Retail units: 93 (2005)

★ Industrial units: 14

★ Motor vehicles: 746 automobiles, 96 trucks, 68 pickups, and 274 motorcycles in 2004

Health

★ Infant mortality rate in 2000: 28.90

★ Infant mortality rate in 1990: 34,62

★ Total health units: 03

★ Hospitals: 02 (41 beds)

★ Doctors, nurses, and dentists in public service: 09, 04, 02

Education

★ Literacy rate in 2000: 84.4

★ Literacy rate in 1991: 78.2

★ Schools: 10

★ Classrooms: 55

★ Teachers: 114

★ Total enrollment: 2,112
==Municipal Human Development Index

★ Life expectancy: 67.16

★ Adult literacy rate: 0.826

★ School attendance rate: 0.786

★ MHDI: 0.737

★ State ranking: 116 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)

★ National ranking: 2,245 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
''Data are from 2000''

★ Higher education: none

External links==

★ Diario da Manhã

★ IBGE

★ Seplan

★ Frigoletto

★ City Brazil