São João da Paraúna
São João da Paraúna is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.Location
São João is located west of Goiânia, 36 km. north of Paraúna.
Neighboring municipalities: Aurilândia, Paraúna, Palminópolis, Jandaia, Acreúna.,- Mayor: Claudivino Ferreira da Silva
- City council: 09 members
- Eligible voters: 1,687
Demographic information
- Population density: 5.56 inhabitants/km2
- Urban population: 1,212
- Rural population: 487
- Population growth: a gain of about 300 people since 1980
Economic information
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
- Industrial units: 1
- Commercial units: 17
- Dairy: Laticínios MB Ltda
- Motor vehicles: 200 , which gave a ratio of 8.5 inhabitants for each motor vehicle.
- Cattle herd: 30,500 head
- Main crops : cotton, rice, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans.
Data are from Education (2006)
- Schools: 2
- Students: 453
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 87.1%
Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 0
- Hospital beds: 0
- Ambulatory clinics: 2
- Infant mortality rate: 13.70
Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 73.5
- School attendance rate: 0.837
- MHDI: 0.779
- State ranking: 34
- National ranking: 1,093
Data are from 2000
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