Indiara

Indiara is a small city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 13,052 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 956,473 km² (10/10/2002). Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.

• Population density: 12.99 inhab/km² (2003)
• Elevation: 550 meters
• Became a municipality: 1982
• Postal code: 75955-000

Indiara is located in the Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion and has municipal boundaries with:

• north: Palmeiras de Goiás
• south: Edéia
• east: Cezarina
• west: Jandaia and Acreúna

Indiara is located 102 kilometers (southwest) from the state capital, Goiânia and is on the edge of highway BR-060 (passing through Guapó and Cezarina. [1]

Political Data

• Eligible voters: 8,463 (06/09/2004)
• Mayor: José Vilmar da Fonseca (January 2005)
• Vice-mayor: Antônio Telesforo de Almeida
• Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

• Population growth rate 1991/2000: n/a
• Population in 1991: 9,843
• Urban population in 2003: 10,174
• Rural population in 2003: 2,250

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture. There are plantatations of corn, rice, and soybeans. There are also several small industries producing furniture, lumber, and clothes.

Economic Data

• Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$41.945 million
• Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$42.180 million
• State ranking of GDP in 2002: 103 out of 246 municipalities
• Classification of GDP in 2002: R$26.591 million (Agriculture), R$1.923 million (Industry), R$11.726 million (Services)
• PIB per capita in 2003: R$7.837
• PIB per capita in 2002: R$7.929 (state average was R$5,921)
• Industrial units: 22 (10/06/2005)
• Retail units: 95 (abr/2005)
• Lodging and restaurants: 09 units
• Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. (01/06/2005)
• Dairies: Cooperativa Mista dos Prod. de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda. (07/06/2005)
• Meat-packing plants: none (07/06/2005)
• Automobiles: 812 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

• Cattle raising: 73,990 head (2005)
• Dairy cattle: 8,200
• Poultry: 34,770
• Agriculture: cotton (3,980 hectares), rice (920 hectares), sugarcane (1,460 hectares), oranges (70 hectares), corn (2,450 hectares), soybeans (13,000 hectares), and tomatoes (160 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

Education and Health

• Literacy rate: 85.5%
• Infant mortality rate: 25.29 in 1,000 live births
• Schools: 13 (2005)
• Classrooms: 70
• Teachers: 156
• Students: 3,656
• Hospitals: 01 (July 2003
• Hospital beds: 20
• Walk-in clinics: 01
• Doctors: 07 (2002)
• Nurses: 03
• Dentists: 01

The town began with the new highway between Goiânia and the state of Mato Grosso. First came a restaurant, a "churrascaria"" or steakhouse, and then other people began to arrive. The name, Indiara, comes from a coconut tree, the Indaiá, which grows nearby.

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

• Life expectancy: 68.45
• Adult literacy rate: 0.835
• School attendance rate: 0.779
• MHDI: 0.731
• State ranking: 143 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 2,414 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Data are from 2000

For the complete list see Frigoletto

Sources of Data

• Diario da Manhã
• IBGE
• Seplan
• Frigoletto
• City Brazilbpy:ইন্ডিয়ারা

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