Vila Propício

Vila Propício
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Vila Propício

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 15°27′30″S 48°53′07″W / 15.45833°S 48.88528°W / -15.45833; -48.88528Coordinates: 15°27′30″S 48°53′07″W / 15.45833°S 48.88528°W / -15.45833; -48.88528
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Entorno do Distrito Federal
Area
 • Total 2,181.5 km2 (842.3 sq mi)
Elevation 744 m (2,441 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 5,044
 • Density 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 72990-000

Vila Propício is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane.

Location

Vila Propício is located in the Entorno do Distrito Federal micro-region and has boundaries with the following municipalities:

Highway connections are made from Cocalzinho de Goiás and from Goianésia, which is 28 kilometers to the west. It is 195 kilometers to Brasília and 215 kilometers to Goiânia. From Goiânia take GO-080, passing through Nerópolis and São Francisco de Goiás; then BR-153 to Jaraguá; then GO-080 to Goianésia; then BR-251 / GO-230. For all distances see Distâncias Rodoviárias

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture (cotton, rice rubber, corn, and soybeans), cattle raising (69,000 head in 2006), small commercial establishments, and public administration.

Agricultural data 2006

Health and Education

In 2007 there were no hospitals. The infant mortality rate (2000) was 21,46, well below the national average of 33.0, well the adult literacy rate was 75.2%, well below the national average of 86.4%, and one of the lowest in the state.[2]

For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br.

Vila Propício first appeared in 1965 as a district of Pirenópolis, achieving municipal status in 1995.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE
  2. ↑ Seplan
  3. ↑ frigoletto.com.br.
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