Itauçu


Itauçu is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças.
It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
The economy is based on cattle raising and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans.
Agricultural data 2006
In the educational sector there were 9 schools in activity in 2006, with 2,128 students. The literacy rate was 85.1%. In the health sector there was 1 hospital with 22 beds. The infant mortality rate was 19.60
Itauçu had a score of 0.742 on the Municipal Human Development Index giving a state ranking of 103 and a national ranking of 2,118. For the complete list see