Goiania - Basic

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Founding Date: October 24, 1933
Gentile: Goianiense
Population: 1,220,412 (2006 estimate)
Area (in sq. km): 739.492
Population Density (people per sq km): 1650.3
Altitude (in meters): 749

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA:

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) *: R $ 8,593,611,689.00 (2004)
* Per capita income: U.S. $ 7,274.00 (2004)
Main Economic Activities: trade, utilities, agriculture and industry.
Human Development Index (HDI): 0832 (UNDP - 2000)
Literacy rate: 95.2% (year 2000)