Buritinópolis

Buritinópolis
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Buritinópolis

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 14°28′29″S 46°24′54″W / 14.47472°S 46.41500°W / -14.47472; -46.41500Coordinates: 14°28′29″S 46°24′54″W / 14.47472°S 46.41500°W / -14.47472; -46.41500
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Vão do Paranã
Area
 • Total 268.1 km2 (103.5 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 3,442
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 73975-000

Buritinópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state.

Location

Buritinópolis is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region in the area near Simolândia and Alvorada do Norte. It is close to the important BR-020 highway, which connects Brasília with Salvador. Neighboring municipalities are Posse, Simolândia, Alvorada do Norte, Mambaí, and Damianópolis. The distance to Goiânia is 466 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / Alexânia / BR-060 / Planaltina / Formosa / BR-020 / Simolândia / GO-236.[1]

Demographics

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising for meat and farming, especially soybeans and corn. Most of the inhabitants either have no work or are employed in subsistence farming. In 2007 there were 15 commercial units and no banks. The absence of investments in the town leaves the inhabitants without the chance of a job and many, mainly the young, leave the town to try to find a job that would allow them to survive. There were no hospitals (2007. There were 100 automobiles in 2007, which was 1 automobile for every 34 inhabitants.

Agricultural data 2006

Health and education

In Buritinópolis, there is no bank branch, no restaurant, and no hotel. The two supermarkets are comparable to the little grocery stores in the slums of the large urban centers and the bars can only provide income for their owners. The agricultural activities provide few jobs since the small rural landowners practice subsistence farming and the large landowners opt for extensive cattle raising, which requires few workers.

Urban erosion is a worry for all. It has already destroyed a large part of the main avenue that runs parallel to BR-020, the highway that cuts the city in two. With no money to build drains and pave the streets on both side of the highway, the city government is waiting for help from the state government.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sepin Transporte Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Sepin Archived January 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ IBGE
  4. ↑ Frigoletto
  5. ↑ Comparing Buritinopolis with Chapadão do Ceu
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