Jesúpolis
| Jesúpolis | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Jesúpolis
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| Coordinates: 15°57′14″S 49°22′24″W / 15.95389°S 49.37333°WCoordinates: 15°57′14″S 49°22′24″W / 15.95389°S 49.37333°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Anápolis Microregion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 666 m (2,185 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,201 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 75495-000 |
Jesúpolis is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The name literally means "City of Jesus".
Neighboring municipalities: Jaraguá, São Francisco de Goiás, Petrolina de Goiás, and Santa Rosa de Goiás.
The economy is based on modest commerce, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. The cattle herd had 12,000 head in 2006 while the main agricultural products were rice, corn, manioc, and a modest production of bananas.
Agricultural data 2006
There were 2 schools in activity with 645 students. The literacy rate was 82.6% in 2000. In the health sector there were no hospitals and 1 walk-in health clinic (2005). The infant mortality rate was 27.68 (in 1,000 live births)
Jesúpolis ranked 0.721 on the Municipal Human Development Index, placing it 170 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)in the state and 2,606 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) in the country. All data are from 2000. For the complete list see Frigoletto
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