Santa Tereza de Goiás
# Santa Tereza de Goiás

Santa Tereza de Goias is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled "Santa Teresa de Goiás".

## Location

Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu. It is on the important BR-153 highway. Highway connections starting in Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Campinorte.

Santa Tereza de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities:

* north: Porangatu and Trombas
* south: Campinorte and Formoso
* east: Minaçu
* west: Mutunópolis

## Political and Demographic Information

The mayor was Paulo Vieira da Costa (January 2005) and there were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 3,238 (December/2007). The population density was 5,22 $inhabitants/km^2$ (2007). The urban population was 3,475 and the rural population was 670 (2007).

* Population growth: -2,03% 1996/2007

## Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

* Industrial units: 1 (2007)
* Commercial units: 53 (2007)
* Automobiles: 293 (2007)
* Farms: 243 (2006)
* Permanent and Temporary Planted Area: 963 hectares
* Natural Pasture: 36,632 hectares
* Woodland and Forest: 15,847 hectares
* Workers related to the farm owner: 367
* Workers not related to the farm owner: 161 (IBGE)
* Cattle herd: 58,000 head (2006)
* Main crops: rice (700 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (600 hectares), and soybeans.

## Quality of Life

In 2006 there were 6 schools and 1 hospital with 17 beds. The adult literacy rate was 84.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) and the infant mortality rate was 31.85 (2000) (national average was 33).

All data are from IBGE

Municipal Human Development Index: 0.729 (2000)

* State ranking: 150 (out of 242 municipalities)
* National ranking: 2,460 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Seplan Economic Development Index

* The ranking was 192 out of 246 municipalities

Seplan Social Development Index

* The ranking was 183 out of 246 municipalities
