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Cachoeira Alta is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 12,666 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 1659.4 km2. Cachoeira Alta has one of the largest cattle herds in the state.




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. See Sepin
Neighboring municipalities are:

north and east: Quirinópolis and Aparecida do Rio Doce
south and west: Caçu
east: Paranaiguara




Demographics


Population density in 2007: 4.90 inhabitants/km2
Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.19.%
Total population in 2007: 8,103
Total population in 1980: 9,243
Urban population in 2007: 5,965
Rural population in 2007: 2,138
(Sepin/IBGE)




The economy


The economy is based on cattle raising for meat and milk production, and agriculture, especially the planting of corn and rice. The cattle herd was 163,000 head including 12,000 milking cows in 2006.
Economic Data

Industrial establishments: 17
Retail commercial establishments: 124
Financial establishments: Banco do Brasil S.A. (August/2007)
Meat packing plants: Arantes Alimentos Ltda. (22/05/2006)
Dairies: Laticínios Sabor Goiano Ltda., Agrolima Indústria e Comércio de Laticínio Ltda., Indústria e Comércio de Laticínio Estrela do Oriente Ltda., Goiásminas Indústria de Laticínios Ltda. (22/05/2006)
Main agricultural production in planted area

Rice: 80 ha.
Banana: 16 ha.
Rubber (coagulated): 140 ha.
Manioc: 50 ha.
Corn: 400 ha.
Farm Data (2006) in ha.

Number of farms: 718
Total area: 138,781
Area of permanent crops: 346
Area of perennial crops: 1,573
Area of natural pasture: 106,800
Persons dependent on farming: 1,430
Farms with tractors: 195 IBGE




Health and education


The infant mortality rate was 28.90 (2000) while the literacy rate was 84.4% (2000). There were 11 schools with 2,213 students and 02 hospitals with 41 beds.
Municipal Human Development Index: 0.737

State ranking: 116 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
National ranking: 2,245 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) See Frigoletto




History


The first European settlement on record occurred in 1876 when Manoel Batista Barroso, travelling medicine salesman, and Gabriel Paula do Amaral, settled on the right bank of the Cachoeira Alta River, five kilometers above where it meets the Rio Claro. In 1920 the town had grown and was officially called Cachoeira Alta, because of the river. In 1931 it became a district belonging to Rio Verde, being raised to municipal status in 1953.




See also


List of municipalities in Goiás
Quirinópolis Microregion
Microregions of Goiás




References



Frigoletto

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Keuskupan São Gabriel da Cachoeira
• Keuskupan Cachoeira do Sul
• Keuskupan Cruz Alta
• Daftar kota praja di Goiás
• Keuskupan Agung Santa Maria
• Keuskupan Agung Chapecó
• Keuskupan Agung Joinville
• Daftar katedral di Brasil
• Daftar kota praja di Pará
• Daftar kota praja di Rio Grande do Sul
• Cachoeira Alta
• Cachoeira (disambiguation)
• Goiás, Goiás
• Anápolis
• São Luís de Montes Belos
• Vianópolis
• Microregion of Quirinópolis
• Planaltina, Goiás
• Trindade, Goiás
• Caldas Novas