title: Santa Tereza de Goiás
text: # Santa Tereza de Goiás
  
  Santa Tereza de Goias is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled "Santa Teresa de Goiás".
  
  ## Location
  
  Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu. It is on the important BR-153 highway. Highway connections starting in Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Campinorte.
  
  Santa Tereza de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities:
  
  * north: Porangatu and Trombas
  * south: Campinorte and Formoso
  * east: Minaçu
  * west: Mutunópolis
  
  ## Political and Demographic Information
  
  The mayor was Paulo Vieira da Costa (January 2005) and there were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 3,238 (December/2007). The population density was 5,22 $inhabitants/km^2$ (2007). The urban population was 3,475 and the rural population was 670 (2007).
  
  * Population growth: -2,03% 1996/2007
  
  ## Economic Information
  
  The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
  
  * Industrial units: 1 (2007)
  * Commercial units: 53 (2007)
  * Automobiles: 293 (2007)
  * Farms: 243 (2006)
  * Permanent and Temporary Planted Area: 963 hectares
  * Natural Pasture: 36,632 hectares
  * Woodland and Forest: 15,847 hectares
  * Workers related to the farm owner: 367
  * Workers not related to the farm owner: 161 (IBGE)
  * Cattle herd: 58,000 head (2006)
  * Main crops: rice (700 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (600 hectares), and soybeans.
  
  ## Quality of Life
  
  In 2006 there were 6 schools and 1 hospital with 17 beds. The adult literacy rate was 84.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) and the infant mortality rate was 31.85 (2000) (national average was 33).
  
  All data are from IBGE
  
  Municipal Human Development Index: 0.729 (2000)
  
  * State ranking: 150 (out of 242 municipalities)
  * National ranking: 2,460 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
  
  Seplan Economic Development Index
  
  * The ranking was 192 out of 246 municipalities
  
  Seplan Social Development Index
  
  * The ranking was 183 out of 246 municipalities
  