Professor Jamil

Professor Jamil
State Goiás
Coordinates: 17°15′20″S 49°14′37″W / 17.25556°S 49.24361°W / -17.25556; -49.24361
Area: 347.4 km²
Population: 3,298 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation: 748 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP): 75603-000
Became a city: 1993
Mayor: Alírio Elizeu Teixeira (January 2005 to January 2009)
Distance to Goiânia: 66 km.
IBGE statistical microregion: Meia Ponte Microregion
Website: none
Professor Jamil is 66 kilometres from the state capital of Goiânia

Professor Jamil is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,298 (2007) in a total area of 347.4 km².

Geographical information

Located 66 kilometers south of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-153, Professor Jamil has boundaries with the following municipalities:

In road connections there are two state highways and several local roads linking the rural area to the town. The most important interstate highway of the state—BR153—crosses the municipality from north to south, connecting Professor Jamil to all the regions of Brazil.

History

The origin of the town goes back to 1942 when a group of people got together and built a football field. Soon the first grocery store appeared. The first mass was prayed in 1952 when the settlement was called Campo Limpo. Soon it became a district of Piracanjuba and was emancipated in 1991 with the name, Professor Jamil, in homage to one of the first pioneers, Jamil Salim Safady, of Lebanese origin.

Demographics

The Economy

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There is also a poultry industry, swine raising and extraction of sand.

Education (2006)

Health (2007)

Municipal Human Development Index

See also

References

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