(424,000 head in 2003). There is large production of corn, soybeans, and wheat, with the latest technology of central pivot irrigation being used extensively. Recently the cultivation of garlic has played an important role in the economy. Economic facts in 2005 Industrial establishments: 193 Industrial district: Distrito Mínero-Industrial – DIMIC Packing houses: Mayor Ind. e Comércio de Carnes Ltda. Dairies: Cooperativa Agropecuária de Catalão Ltda Banks: 06 Retail establishments: 912 Main crops in planted area (2003) coffee: 5.2 km2 / 1,144 tons oranges: 1 km2 / 2,000 tons palmito: 0.2 km2 / 60 tons garlic: 3 km2 / 1,400 tons rice: 18 km2 / 4,320 tons sugarcane: 2 km2 / 12,000 tons beans: 7 km2 / 1,830 tons (three harvests a year) corn: 110 km2 / 77,000 tons (2 harvests a year) soybeans: 650 km2 / 238,500 tons wheat: 15 km2 / 7,500 tons Data are furnished by IBGE The economic success story of Catalão has been partly attributable to the installation of an industrial park where major enterprises like John Deere (producing sugar cane harvesters) and Mitsubishi, with capacity to produce 27,000 cars a year. This first automobile assembly plant in the Centerwest of Brazil generates 900 direct jobs and approximately 2,700 indirect. In addition there are three major fertilizer plants, Copebrás, controlled by the Anglo-American group, Fosfértil, and Mineração Catalão De Goiás, which extract phosphate rocks from the subsoil and transform them into fertilizers. Motor vehicles automobiles and pickup trucks: 15,209 (2004) trucks: 1,207 motorcycles: 5,687 Main economic activities of employment agriculture: 383 workers extractive industries: 12 with 323 workers transformation industries: 267 units with 3,025 workers construction: 53 units with 218 workers commerce: 1,629 units with 4,553 workers hotels and restaurants: 145 units with 477 workers transport and storage: 181 units with 712 workers public administration: 1,788 workers Health and education In the social area the city is showing signs of continuous development. It is already a medical center for the southeast region of Goiás, with several hospitals and specialized clinics. Health data Health establishments (2002): 33 (16 public) Hospitals: 04 (02 private) Hospital beds: 347 (275 available for public use) Public doctors, nurses, and dentists: 132 / 12 / 46 Educational data Pre-primary school enrollment and schools (2004) : 2,327 (967 private), 31 (18 private) Primary school enrollment and schools: 12,402 (2,835 private), 49 (18 private) Middle school enrollment and schools: 3,520 (747 private), 12 (6