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Alto Horizonte is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 6,605 in 2020 and the area of the municipality was 503.7 km².

Alto Horizonte
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Goiás state
Alto Horizonte Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 14°11′44″S 49°20′08″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Goiás
Microregion	Porangatu Microregion
Area
• Total	503.7 km2 (194.5 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	6,605
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	76560-000

Location

Alto Horizonte is located about 341 kilometers north of the state capital, Goiânia and is in the Porangatu Microregion. Municipal boundaries are with:

• north: Mara Rosa
• south and east: Nova Iguaçu de Goiás
• west: Campinorte

Alto Horizonte is connected by poor roads to Campinorte, which is on the Belém-Brasília highway. Mara Rosa is 32 kilometers to the north and Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is 12 kilometers to the south. All highway connections are of poor quality.

Highway access from Goiânia is made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / Uruaçu / Campinorte / GO-428 / GO-556. See Seplan

History

In 1949 Manoel Francisco Leite bought lands in the region and in 1951 built the first "rancho" (hut). In 1952 he began to distribute lots to new settlers. The first name was Chapada Grande. In 1991 it was emancipated from the municipality of Mara Rosa with the new name of Alto Horizonte, inspired by the beauty of the location and the new horizons for the inhabitants.

Demographics

• The population growth rate 2000/2007 was 2.92%. In 2007 the urban population was 2,442 while the rural population was 694.

The economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (40,000 head in 2006) and plantations of rice (500 hectares), manioc, and corn (600 hectares). In 2006 there were 196 farms with a total area of 31,812 hectares, of which 748 hectares were planted, 22,216 hectares were pasture, and 8,136 hectares were woodland. Farms employed 100 people in 2005 and there were 497 workers related to the producer.

• Banking establishment: none in 2007
• Industrial units: 07 in 2007
• Retail units: 37 in 2007
• Motor vehicles: 246 automobiles (2007)

Health and education

The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.07 while the literacy rate was 86.1. There were two schools with 921 students.

The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.743

• State ranking: 97 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 2,075 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás

References

• Frigoletto

На других языках

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[de] Alto Horizonte

Alto Horizonte, amtlich portugiesisch Município de Alto Horizonte, ist eine brasilianische politische Gemeinde im Bundesstaat Goiás. Sie liegt nordwestlich der brasilianischen Hauptstadt Brasília und 341 km nördlich der Hauptstadt Goiânia. Die Bevölkerungszahl wurde zum 1. Juli 2021 auf 6796 Einwohner geschätzt, die auf einer Gemeindefläche von rund 503,3 km² leben. Sie steht an 158. Stelle der 246 Gemeinden des Bundesstaats.[1]

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- [en] Alto Horizonte

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[ru] Алту-Оризонти

Алту-Оризонти (порт. Alto Horizonte) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Гояс. Составная часть мезорегиона Север штата Гойяс. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Порангату. Население составляет 2872 человека на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 503,762 км². Плотность населения — 5,7 чел./км².

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