Santo Antônio de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located just north of the state capital, Goiânia. Distance from Goiânia: 42 km. with connections by way of GO-462. Location Neighboring municipalities are: north: Brazabrantes south: Goiânia east: Nerópolis west: Goianira Political Information Mayor: Lourival Vaz da Costa (January 2005) City council: 09 Eligible voters: 2,859 (December/2007) Santo Antônio was a district of Goianira until it was dismembered in 1990. Demographic Information Population density: 29.31 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Urban population: 3,508 (2007) Rural population: 385 (2007) Population growth: 3,28% from 2000 to 2007 Economic Information The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Cattle herd: 17,500 head (2006) Main crops: bananas, sugarcane, rice (400 hectares), beans, manioc, oranges, lemons, tangerines, corn (800 hectares), tomatoes, and soybeans. Education (2006) Schools: 3 Classrooms: 26 Teachers: 52 Students: 1,258 Higher education: none Adult literacy rate: 86.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) Health (2007) Hospitals: 01 Hospital beds: 0 Ambulatory clinics: 3 Infant mortality rate: 20.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0. Municipal Human Development Index MHDI: 0.749 State ranking: 79/242 municipalities National ranking: 1,904/5,507 municipalities Frigoletto.com See also List of municipalities in Goiás References Frigoletto Sepin Municipalities in Goiás