alone 230 ox carts made their way through the streets of the town accompanied by almost two thousand riders. Close to one hundred thousand people witness the parade, perhaps the largest parade of ox carts in the world. See City of Trindade for photos. Political Information In September 2020 the mayor was Jânio Carlos Alves Freire. There were 35 members on the city council and the number of eligible voters was 81,150 in September 2020. Demographic Information The population density was 170,72 inhabitants/km2 in 2016. The population has increased by almost 70,000 since 1980. The majority of the inhabitants lived in the urban area—94,515 in 2007 while there were 2,976 people living in the rural area. The economy In addition to the tourists and pilgrims who flock to Trindade to pray to the Holy Trinity, Trindade is becoming an industrial center. Today there are approximately 150 industries producing ceramic, aluminum byproducts, paint, soft drinks, and clothes, and leather. The biggest employers in the town are Refrescos Bandeirantes (Coca-Cola) and Indústria e Comércio de Bebidas Taguatinga S/A (Grupo Imperial/Antarctica). In 2006 there was 1 meat-packing plant, 2 dairies, and 4 financial institutions. Despite the proximity to Goiânia and the rapid industrialization, Trindade still has a substantial cattle herd with 78,000 head in 2006, of which 25,000 were milking cows. There were also 11,000 pigs and 64,000 poultry. Trindade is also a big producer of fruits, especially citrus fruits, bananas, and tomatoes. The main agricultural products were bananas, coffee, coconuts, oranges, lemons, papayas, mangoes, passion fruit, tangerines, pineapple, rice (300 hectares), beans, manioc, corn (2,000 hectares), soybeans, and tomatoes. All data are from IBGE Education (2006) Schools: 53 Students: 26,120 Higher education: Instituto Aphonsiano de Ensino Superior-IAES - Pólo Universitário da UEG Adult literacy rate: 89.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) Health (2007) Hospitals: 6 Hospital beds: 571 Infant mortality rate: 15.72 (2000) (national average was 33.0) MHDI: 0.759 State ranking: 57 (out of 242 municipalities) National ranking: 1,615 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For a complete list see Frigoletto.com See also List of municipalities in Goiás Feast of the Eternal Father References Frigoletto Sepin External links Portal do Governo Municipal de Trindade Web Trindade - News and photos about Trindade/GO Municipalities in Goiás