Firminópolis

Firminópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and connections

 * Distance to São Luís de Montes Belos: 9 km.

Highway connections with Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Turvânia, and then 19 kilometers west to Firminópolis. Neighboring municipalities are Turvânia, Aurilândia, and Turvânia.

Demographic data

 * Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.53%
 * Urban population in 2007: 8,212
 * Rural population in 2007: 2,074

Economic data
The main economic activities were small transformation industries, goods and services, and agricultural production. There were 02 banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) There was 01 dairy: Manoel Pereira Peixoto (05/2006). The cattle herd had                55,0000 head (2006) and the main crops were rice, corn, soybeans, manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.

Education and health

 * Literacy rate: 84.1%
 * Infant mortality rate: 18.35 in 1,000 live births
 * Schools: 08 (2006)
 * Students: 2,382
 * Hospitals: 03 (2007) with 69 beds.
 * MHDI: 0.744
 * State ranking: 91 (out of 242 municipalities in 2002)
 * National ranking: 2,039 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2002)

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