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KNOWLEDGE OF Anápolis
Anápolis, is the second largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants. The Força Aérea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) operates one of their most important bases here, protecting the nearby capital as well as being an important element of the SIVAM project, the Amazonas survey system.
The area of the municipality is 1,078 Sq.Km. and the limiting municipalities are Abadiânia, Campo Limpo de Goiás, Gameleira de Goiás, Goianápolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões, Nerópolis, Pirenópolis, Silvânia and Terezópolis de Goiás.
The resident population in 2003 was 298.155, of which 294,443 lived in the urban area and 3,712 in the rural area. Estimated population for 2004 was 307,977. The city has experienced rapid growth since 1980 when the population was 180,000.
The city is built on a plateau at an elevation of 1,017 meters, one of the highest in Brazil. Because of this, the climate is mild without extremes, and is generally cooler than nearby Goiânia.
Anápolis is located on the main Brasília-Goiânia highway (BR 060), which has now become a four-lane motorway. It is also the starting point for the famous Belem-Brasília highway (BR 153). Distances to Goiânia - 54 Km, Brasília - 140 Km, and São Paulo - 872 Km.
The municipality is served by a branch of the Centro-Atlântica railroad, with 685 km. of network in Goiás, which allows for connections with the important ports of the country. Anápolis will be zero kilometer for the future North-South railroad, which will connect with the Port of Itaqui, in Maranhão, as well as with other strategic points in the North and Northeast.
Anápolis has a Municipal Airport, which will soon be upgraded to a national airport.
Historically Anápolis has always been the center of a rich agricultural area. Animal raising has always been the main economic mainstay of the region. The municipality has (2000 census) 867,652 head of beef cattle, 80,000 pigs, 5,000,000 chickens (second place in the state), and 170,000 head of dairy cattle. In addition rice, corn, and soybeans are also grown in quantity.
DAIA (Distrito Agro-Industrial de Anapolis) is the industrial sector of Anapolis. It includes many large companies such as Teuto, a pharmaceuticals manufacturing plant, one of the biggest generic medicine-producing plants in Brazil. The federal government decided to build a major logistical centre around the DAIA, which is a distribution point for goods throughout Brazil by road, rail and air.
In education the city is well served. In addition to the more than 100 primary schools there are eight secundary schools and several public and private colleges. The colleges are: Associação Educativa Evangélica, Faculdade de Filosofia São Miguel Arcanjo, Faculdade do Instituto Brasil-FIBRA, Faculdade Latinoamericana, and Faculdade Raízes. It is home to a campus of the State University of Goiás (UEG) and the UniEVANGÉLICA, a Protestant university and one of the first institutes of higher education founded in the state of Goiás.
The area of the municipality is 1,078 Sq.Km. and the limiting municipalities are Abadiânia, Campo Limpo de Goiás, Gameleira de Goiás, Goianápolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões, Nerópolis, Pirenópolis, Silvânia and Terezópolis de Goiás.
The resident population in 2003 was 298.155, of which 294,443 lived in the urban area and 3,712 in the rural area. Estimated population for 2004 was 307,977. The city has experienced rapid growth since 1980 when the population was 180,000.
The city is built on a plateau at an elevation of 1,017 meters, one of the highest in Brazil. Because of this, the climate is mild without extremes, and is generally cooler than nearby Goiânia.
Anápolis is located on the main Brasília-Goiânia highway (BR 060), which has now become a four-lane motorway. It is also the starting point for the famous Belem-Brasília highway (BR 153). Distances to Goiânia - 54 Km, Brasília - 140 Km, and São Paulo - 872 Km.
The municipality is served by a branch of the Centro-Atlântica railroad, with 685 km. of network in Goiás, which allows for connections with the important ports of the country. Anápolis will be zero kilometer for the future North-South railroad, which will connect with the Port of Itaqui, in Maranhão, as well as with other strategic points in the North and Northeast.
Anápolis has a Municipal Airport, which will soon be upgraded to a national airport.
Historically Anápolis has always been the center of a rich agricultural area. Animal raising has always been the main economic mainstay of the region. The municipality has (2000 census) 867,652 head of beef cattle, 80,000 pigs, 5,000,000 chickens (second place in the state), and 170,000 head of dairy cattle. In addition rice, corn, and soybeans are also grown in quantity.
DAIA (Distrito Agro-Industrial de Anapolis) is the industrial sector of Anapolis. It includes many large companies such as Teuto, a pharmaceuticals manufacturing plant, one of the biggest generic medicine-producing plants in Brazil. The federal government decided to build a major logistical centre around the DAIA, which is a distribution point for goods throughout Brazil by road, rail and air.
In education the city is well served. In addition to the more than 100 primary schools there are eight secundary schools and several public and private colleges. The colleges are: Associação Educativa Evangélica, Faculdade de Filosofia São Miguel Arcanjo, Faculdade do Instituto Brasil-FIBRA, Faculdade Latinoamericana, and Faculdade Raízes. It is home to a campus of the State University of Goiás (UEG) and the UniEVANGÉLICA, a Protestant university and one of the first institutes of higher education founded in the state of Goiás.
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