Santa Rita do Novo Destino


Santa Rita do Novo Destino is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Santa Rita do Novo Destino is 82 km. east of Ceres and 15 km. north of Goianésia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by taking GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / GO-438.
Neighboring municipalities: Hidrolina, São Luíz do Norte, Barro Alto, and Santa Isabel

Demographics

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
In 2006 there were 476 farms with a total area of 70,126 hectares. Of this pasture land made up 48,000 hectares. There were 48,000 head of cattle. The main crops were rice, sugarcane, manioc, corn, and soybeans.

Health and Education

The adult literacy rate was 78.8% and the infant mortality rate was 33.10 . In 2007 there were no hospitals and there were 5 schools.
Human Development Index: 0.684
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