Santa Helena de Goiás
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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| Coordinates: 17°43′17″S 50°36′13″W / 17.72139°S 50.60361°WCoordinates: 17°43′17″S 50°36′13″W / 17.72139°S 50.60361°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Sudoeste de Goiás |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,127.8 km2 (435.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 562 m (1,844 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 35,027 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 75920-000 |
| Website | www |
Santa Helena de Goiás is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of corn, sugarcane, soybeans, and poultry.
Santa Helena is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, 31 kilometers east of the important city of Rio Verde. It is 32 kilometers south of the BR-060 highway, which links Rio Verde to Goiânia. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 195 km.
Municipal boundaries are with:
In 1934 Custódio Vêncio, from Minas Gerais, arrived in the region and bought a large area of land in the region of Buriti Alegre. He attracted other ranchers to the area and soon there was a settlement called Santa Helena. In 1941 the town began to be built with lots demarcated on land donated by Vêncio. In 1943 the name was changed to Ipeguari, meaning "happy field", in homage to the stream called Campo Alegre that flowed through the region. In 1948, when the city became a municipality, the name reverted to Santa Helena de Goiás by popular acclaim.
The economy is based on mechanized agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
All data are from 2000
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
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