Aragoiânia

Aragoiânia
Municipality
Location in Goiás state
Aragoiânia Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°54′51″S 49°27′09″W / 16.91417°S 49.45250°W / -16.91417; -49.45250Coordinates: 16°54′51″S 49°27′09″W / 16.91417°S 49.45250°W / -16.91417; -49.45250
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West Region
State	Goiás
Microregion	Goiânia Microregion
Area
• Total	290.1 km2 (112.0 sq mi)
Elevation	859 m (2,818 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	7,243
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code	75360-000

Aragoiânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,243 (2007 estimate) in a total area of 219.5 km².

Aragoiânia is 42 km. from the state capital, Goiânia, and is linked by highway GO-040. There are also three highways connection the town with Varjão, Cromínia, Hidrolândia, and Guapó. It is located in the Goiânia Microregion, at an elevation of 800 meters above sea level. The climate is moist tropical with an average annual temperature of 28 °C.

The reason for European settlement here was the building of a chapel in honor of Santa Luzia. The first name was Malhador (cattle tamer), because of the existence of a man with that profession. Later the name was changed to Biscoito Duro (Hard Cookie), because of a popular sweet sought after in the local general store. In 1958 it became a district of Guapó with the name Aragoiânia, a combination of Araguaia and Goiânia. It was dismembered from Guapó and Hidrolândia in 1958 to become a municipality.

The main economic activity is the industrialization of sweets. There are also industries for transforming manioc, sugarcane and cow leather. There is a slaughterhouse and a vigorous commerce in meat for the nearby capital. On weekends the population triples due to the proximity of weekend farms owned by urban dwellers in Goiânia.

The main agricultural products are:

(IBGE 2007)

Main economic activities:

(IBGE 2007)

There were no financial institutions reported in 2007.

Human Development Index: 0.759

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