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Municipality in Central-West, Brazil
Bonópolis
Municipality
Location in Goiás stateLocation in Goiás state
Bonópolis is located in BrazilBonópolisBonópolisLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 13°39′12″S 49°49′53″W / 13.65333°S 49.83139°W / -13.65333; -49.83139
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateGoiás
MicroregionPorangatu Microregion
Area
 • Total1,628 km (629 sq mi)
Elevation290 m (950 ft)
Population
 • Total4,493
 • Density2.8/km (7.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code76555-000

Bonópolis is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. It is largely rural with a substantial cattle herd.

Location

Bonópolis is surrounded by the following municipalities:

The economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (134,000 head in 2006) and plantations of rice (1,560 tons in 650 hectares planted), sugarcane, manioc (2,400 tons in 150 hectares planted), corn (1800 tons in 600 hectares planted), and soybeans (4,050 tons in 1,500 hectares planted. In 2006 there were 402 farms with a total area of 198,313 hectares, of which 2,074 hectares were planted. Farming occupied around 1,200 workers. Most of the farms were involved in livestock raising. There were no banks in 2007.

Health and education

There were 4 schools with 1,113 students in 2006. Bonópolis is one of the poorest municipalities in the state with a Municipal Human Development Index rating of 0.683

  • State ranking: 222 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 3255 (out of 5507 municipalities)

See also

References

  1. IBGE 2020
Municipalities of Goiás
Capital: Goiânia
Mesoregion Centro Goiano
Anapolis
Anicuns
Ceres
Goiania
Ipora
Mesoregion Leste Goiano
Entorno do Distrito Federal
Vão do Paranã
Mesoregion Noroeste Goiano
Aragarcas
Rio Vermelho
Sao Miguel do Araguaia
Mesoregion Norte Goiano
Chapada dos Veadeiros
Porangatu
Mesoregion Sul Goiano
Catalao
Meia Ponte
Pires do Rio
Quirinopolis
Sudoeste de Goias
Vale do Rio dos Bois
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