/ Planaltina / (DF) / Formosa / BR-020 / BR-030 / Bezerra / BR-020 / Vila Boa / Alvorada do Norte / GO-108. Economy The main economic activity of the town is commerce. The preponderance of commerce is due to the strategic location of being on the border between Goiás and Bahia. Besides the inhabitants of the town, the population of the west of Bahia also shops in Posse. The town serves a population of 50,000 people. With the distance to the state capital being so great Posse has always had stronger ties with the state of Bahia and the Federal District. Agriculture stimulates the commerce of the town, with farmers coming from the vast agricultural region of the west of Bahia. Machines, seeds, fertilizers, and other products are acquired in Posse. Although they have farms in Bahia, most of the large farmers, who are mainly from the south of the country, live in Posse. After commerce, cattle raising is the second most important economic activity of the region. There were 109,500 head of cattle in 2006. Other animals raised were poultry and swine. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. Corn was the largest in planted area with 2,000 hectares in 2006. Motor vehicles: 3,167 (automobiles and pickup trucks) Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 9 Agricultural data 2006 Farms: 946 Total area: 78,950 ha. Area of permanent crops: 2,143 ha. Area of perennial crops: 9,634 ha. Area of natural pasture: 39,387 ha. Area of woodland and forests: 21,875 ha. Persons dependent on farming: 2,500 Cattle herd: 109,500 Main crop: corn with 2,300 hectares planted and a production of 4,600 tons Health and education In 2006 there was 1 hospital, with 62 beds. There were 44 schools with 9,869 students. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 24.55, below the national average of 33.0. There was a campus of the State University of Goiás—UEG - Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Posse, with 986 students in 2003. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 79%, below the national average of 86.4%. On the Human Development Index Posse was ranked in the bottom tier with a rating of 0.711. State ranking: 194 (out of 242) National ranking: 2800 (out of 5507) See also List of municipalities in Goiás Microregions in Goiás References Frigoletto Transporte Municipalities in Goiás