Bom Jesus de Goiás

Bom Jesus de Goiás
Municipality
Location in Goiás state
Bom Jesus de Goiás Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 18°13′12″S 49°43′39″W / 18.22000°S 49.72750°W / -18.22000; -49.72750Coordinates: 18°13′12″S 49°43′39″W / 18.22000°S 49.72750°W / -18.22000; -49.72750
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West Region
State	Goiás
Microregion	Meia Ponte Microregion
Area
• Total	1,405.2 km2 (542.6 sq mi)
Elevation	619 m (2,031 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	19,574
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code	75570-000

Bom Jesus de Goiás is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of soybeans.

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 223 km and it is linked by highways BR-452 and GO-040. It forms boundaries with Goiatuba (north); Inaciolândia and Itumbiara (south); Itumbiara and Panamá (east); and Quirinópolis (west).

The land is mainly flat, which favors agriculture. The municipality extends from the Meia Ponte River to the Rio dos Bois, which flow into the Paranaíba River.

The climate is moist tropical with temperatures oscillating between 28 °C and 38 °C, with an average maximum of 30 °C. Rains are constant in the period between October and March. The fauna is diversified with the presence of tamandua, tatu, capivara, reptiles, and many birds.

In 1925 a local rancher, Dona Carolina Viera da Mota, donated lands to build a future settlement. In the same year a chapel covered with palm fronds was built. Soon other houses (huts) were built and the settlement was called Bom Jesus. In 1953 it was made a district of Goiatuba, becoming a municipality in 1963.

The economy is based on agriculture, especially the growing of soybeans, corn, and sugarcane. The farming is all mechanized and the landholdings are large or medium and mainly owned by people who came from the south of the country like Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul.

Agricultural data 2006

(IBGE 2002)

(IBGE 2004)

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

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