Corumbaíba

Corumbaíba
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Corumbaíba

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 18°08′50″S 48°33′01″W / 18.14722°S 48.55028°W / -18.14722; -48.55028Coordinates: 18°08′50″S 48°33′01″W / 18.14722°S 48.55028°W / -18.14722; -48.55028
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Catalão Microregion
Area
 • Total 1,881.71 km2 (726.53 sq mi)
Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 8,001
 • Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 75680-000

Corumbaíba is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and connections

Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is south of Caldas Novas and north of the Itumbiara reservoir.

Connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / GO-147 / Piracanjuba / GO-217 / GO-139 / Caldas Novas / Marzagão.

It has boundaries with the following municipalities:

Demographic and political data

Economy

Corumbaíba has important plantations of rice, beans, corn, and soybeans. There is extensive raising of cattle for beef and milk. There are small industries producing bricks, cheese, mineral salt, and furniture. The town is well known for its ceramic vases.

Economic data

Animal raising and agricultural production

Health and education

The health system had one hospital with 28 beds and two health clinics. There were 09 schools with 67 classrooms, 123 teachers, and 2,216 students (2007).

Geography and tourism

The vegetation is mainly cerrado. There are low mountains: Galgas, Negra, dos Arrependidos and Mula Russa. The soils have phosphates and manganese.

Three rivers cross the area: the Paranaíba, the Corumbá, and the Veríssimo, which have potential for the installation of hydroelectric plants. There is a waterfall—Cachoeira do Rio Veríssimo—and the waters of the enormous artificial lake of Itumbiara, formed by the Paranaíba.

History

The history of Corumbaíba has its roots in a legend. According to popular belief there lived a white wolf in the region, called Galga. It used to howl frequently. Whoever saw this wolf would have good luck. Manoel Cândido das Neves, an important rancher in the region, allegedly saw the wolf and, thanking his luck, had a chapel built in the name of Bom Jesus da Cana Verde. The settlement began around this chapel. Manoel Cândido donated a large area for the town to be built. The village was first called Arraial dos Cupins and later Arraial dos Paulistas. In 1909 it was called Vila Corumbaíba, because it was bathed by the Corumbá and the Paranaíba rivers. In 1912 it became a municipality, separating from Catalão. Source: Sepin

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

(All data is from 2000.)

See also

References

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