Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. History Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the small village that was created, Bonfim. It became a municipality in 1857. It was renamed to Silvânia in 1943, in a homage to a local Silva family . Vianópolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões, São Miguel do Passa Quatro and Gameleira de Goiás were dismembered from Silvânia. Location and highway connections Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia, 180 km. from the national capital of Brasília, and 65 from the second most important city of the state, Anápolis. The highways that link it with other cities are: GO-330, GO-010, GO-139 and GO-437. Connections starting in Goiânia are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Leopoldo de Bulhões / GO-437 / GO-139. See Sepin for all the distances. It borders the municipalities of Gameleira de Goiás, Abadiânia and Alexânia to the north; Vianópolis, São Miguel do Passa Quatro and Bela Vista de Goiás to the south; Luziânia and Orizona to the east; Caldazinha and Leopoldo de Bulhões to the west. The climate is tropical humid, with an average annual temperature of 23 °C. The annual rainfall is 1,750 millimeters. The vegetation is cerrado or savanna. Political information Mayor: Geraldo Luiz Santana (January 2021-) City council: 09 Eligible voters: 15,088 (November/2021) Demographics Population density: 8.14 inhabitants/km2 (2010) Population in 1980: 19,809 Population in 2007: 18,370 Population in 2010: 19.089 Population in 2020 (estimated): 20.816 Urban population: 11,968 (2007) Rural population: 6,502 (2007) Population growth rate: -0.19% 1996/2007 The economy The main economic activities are dairy cattle and soybean growing. Silvânia has large areas planted in soybeans and corn. Brick making is also very important for the local economy. Production is shipped to Goiânia and Brasília. Industrial units: 34 (2007) Commercial units: 159 (2007) Dairy: Granja Leiteira Sol Dourado Ltda. - Coop. Agrop. dos Prod. Rurais de Silvânia (22/05/2006) Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - CEF - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) Cattle herd: 104,300 head (26,500 milk cows) Main crops in 2006: cotton, rice, sweet potatoes, coffee, sugarcane, barley, beans (1,690 hectares), guava, oranges, manioc, corn (3,180 hectares), soybeans (50,000 hectares), and tomatoes. Agricultural data 2006 Number of farms: 1,914 Total area: 176,952 ha. Area of