Microregion of Chapada dos Veadeiros

The Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion is an IBGE statistical region in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It has a population of 66,188 (2012) in a total area of 21,337.5 km² (8,238.5 sq mi).

Chapada dos Veadeiros
Microregion
Location in Goias state
Country	Brazil
State	Goiás
Mesoregion	Norte Goiano
Municipalities	8
Area
• Total	21,337.5 km2 (8,238.5 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	66,188
• Density	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)

Municipalities

The microregion consists of the following municipalities:^[1]

Municipality	Area (km2)	Inhabitants in 2000	Inhabitants in 2007	Population growth rate 1996/2007	Urban population in 2007	Rural population in 2007
Alto Paraíso de Goiás	2,594	5,968	6,638	1.87%	4,595	2,043
Campos Belos	725	16,009	18,238	1.55%	15,926	2,312
Cavalcante	6,953	10,460	9,875	0.34%	3,976	5,899
Colinas do Sul	1,708	3,516	3,856	0.97%	2,489	1,367
Monte Alegre de Goiás	3,120	6,433	7,155	0.97%	3,121	4,034
Nova Roma	2,136	3,733	3,555	-1.06%	1,484	2,071
São João d'Aliança	3,327	2,147	8,177	2.91%	5,094	3,083
Teresina de Goiás	775	2,325	2,773	2.76%	1,931	842

Economic Data

Municipality	GDP in 2005 (R 1,000.00)	Cattle (head) 2006	Corn (tons) 2007
Alto Paraíso de Goiás	30,743	31,000	12,000
Campos Belos	71,922	50,000	4,050
Cavalcante	171,511	51,500	3,750
Colinas do Sul	13,321	28,000	624
Monte Alegre de Goiás	34,491	131,000	3,885
Nova Roma	22,244	67,000	2,100
São João d'Aliança	55,274	65,400	49,500
Teresina de Goiás	8,868	8,800	200

Health and education

Municipality	MHDI 2000	Literacy rate 2000	Infant mortality rate 2000
Alto Paraíso de Goiás	0.738	86.4	26.56
Campos Belos	0.708	82.4	26.56
Cavalcante	0.609	61.7	30.02
Colinas do Sul	0.671	82.7	41.30
Monte Alegre de Goiás	0.625	75.8	45.34
Nova Roma	0.679	81.9	30.02
São João d'Aliança	0.718	84.0	26.56
Teresina de Goiás	0.672	74.2	26.56

Statistics

• Largest area: Cavalcante with 6,979.5 km²
• Smallest area: Teresina de Goiás with 777.5 km²
• Greatest population: Campos Belos with 18,238 (2007)
• Smallest population: Teresina de Goiás with 2,773 (2007)
• Highest population growth rate 1996/2007: São João d'Aliança with 2.91%
• Lowest population growth rate 1996/2007: Nova Roma with -1.06%
• Lowest score on the Municipal Human Development Index: Cavalcante with 0.609
• Highest score on the Municipal Human Development Index: Alto Paraíso de Goiás with 0.738
• Highest literacy rate: Alto Paraíso de Goiás with 86.4 (2000)
• Lowest literacy rate: Cavalcante with 61.7 (2000)
• Highest infant mortality rate: Monte Alegre de Goiás with 45.34 in every 1,000 live births (2000)
• Lowest infant mortality rate: Alto Paraíso de Goiás with 26.56 in every 1,000 live births (2000)
• Highest GDP: Cavalcante with 171,000,000 Reais (2005)
• Lowest GDP: Teresina de Goiás with 8,800,000 Reais (2005)
• Highest per capita GDP: Cavalcante with 17,549 Reais (2005)
• Lowest per capita GDP: Teresina de Goiás with 2,652 Reais (2005)
• Greatest cattle herd: Monte Alegre de Goiás with 121,200 head (2006)
• Greatest production of soybeans: São João d'Aliança with 60,000 tons (2007)
• Greatest production of corn: São João d'Aliança with 49,500 tons (2007) Source: Estatísticas Municipais

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás