Iporá is a small city and municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 32,310 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers. Diario da Manhã
Iporá is the center of the Iporá Microregion encompassing 10 other municipalities with a population of 64,030 inhabitants in a total area of 7,096.60 km². The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 225 km. and connections are made by highway GO-060 passing through / Trindade / Turvânia / Firminópolis / Israelândia. [1]
There are low mountains: Serra do Caiapó, Serra dos Pilões, Serra do Rio Claro, and Morro do Macaco, where there are deposits of nickel.
The region has a tropical climate, hot and semi-moist, with two well defined seasons: humid, from October to March, with torrential rains, corresponding to spring and summer and known as the season of the waters; and dry, from April to September, corresponding to autumn and winter, known as the dry season. The temperature varies between the average minimum of 18ºC and the average maximum of 26ºC. Annual rainfall is 1,500 cubic mililiters.
Commerce is the main economic activity with over 891 enterprises registered. Cattle raising is also important with 93,500 head registered. The dairy industry (15,000 milking cows)is especially vibrant with three milk companies operating in the region. In additon there is a large poultry industry with 70,000 birds registered in 2004.
Economic Data *Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$107.399 million *Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$93.441 million *State ranking of GDP in 2002: 63 out of 246 municipalities *Classification of GDP in 2002: R$20.12 million (Agriculture), R$17.36 million (Industry), R$57.96 million (Services) *PIB per capita in 2003: R$3,362 *PIB per capita in 2002: R$2,942 (state average was R$5,921) *Industrial units: 74 (10/06/2005) *Retail units: 414 (Apr/2005) *Lodging and restaurants: 41 units *Banking institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - (01/06/2005) *Dairies: Laticínios Morrinhos Ind. e Com. Ltda.; - Laticínios Caetano Ltda (07/06/2005) *Meat-packing plants: (07/06/2005) *Distilleries: (Jun/2005) *Industrial zone: Distrito Agroindustrial - DAIPO (Jan/2005) *Automobiles: 3,770 in 2004 *Motorcycles: 3,607
Main agricultural products (in total hectares planted) *bananas: 32 hectares (2005) *manioc: 300 hectares *rice: 300 hectares *corn: 1,200 hectares *soybeans: 1,600 hectaresData are from IBGE
