Anápolis

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Anápolis
Coordinates: 16 ° 19 ′  S , 48 ° 57 ′  W
Map: Brazil
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Anápolis​
Anápolis on the map of Brazil
Basic data
Country BrazilBrazil Brazil
State GoiásGoiás Goiás
Residents 334,613  (2010)
City insignia
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Bandeira anapolis.jpg
Detailed data
surface 918.37 km 2
Population density 364 inhabitants / km 2
height 1017  m
Post Code 75000-000
prefix +55 62
City Presidency Pedro Sahium
Website www.anapolis.go.gov.br
Location of the municipality of Anápolis in the state of Goias
Location of the municipality of Anápolis in the state of Goias
Anápolis by night
Anápolis by night

Anápolis , officially Município de Anápolis , is the third largest city in the Brazilian state of Goiás and its industrial center after Goiânia and Aparecida de Goiânia . In 2019, an estimated 386,923 people lived in Anápolis. The municipal area of ​​Anápolis covers about 933 square kilometers.

Geographical location

Anápolis is about 1000 meters above sea level on the Planalto Central , the central Brazilian plateau in the state of Goiás , in the headwaters of the " Ribeirão das Antas ", halfway between Brasília and Goiânia . The urban area covers an area of ​​918.37 km².

Anápolis borders in the north on the municipalities of Abadiânia and Pirenópolis , in the south on Terezópolis , Goianápolis , Leopoldo de Bulhões and Silvânia , in the east on Silvânia and Abadiânia and in the west on Nerópolis , Ouro Verde and Petrolina de Goiás .

Distances : Brasília 171 km; Goiânia 54 km; São Paulo 950 km; Rio de Janeiro 1200 km.

Annual rainfall :: - 1,450 mm, with the main rainy season between November and March. Average annual temperature: 22 ° C.

Anápolis lies on the watershed between the catchment area of ​​the Río Paraná and the Amazon .

The city is administratively divided into five administrative districts:

  • Goialândia
  • Interlândia
  • Joanápolis
  • Rodrigues Nascimento
  • Souzânia

economy

Today the city lives from industry (732 businesses), goods trading (2805 shops) and the processing of agricultural products in the area.

Meat and dairy farming, the cultivation of rice, corn, beans, coffee and cassava characterize agricultural production. Thanks to its central location, Anápolis is the main hub for the grain trade in the state of Goiás .

Agricultural Production 2005
product Acreage amount
Bananas 800 ha 8,800 t
Oranges 140 ha 2,660 t
Corn 1,400 ha 5,880 t
manioc 170 ha 2,720 t
soy 1,700 ha 4,400 t
tomatoes 60 ha 3,300 t
Sugar cane 50 ha 2,050 t

The mineral resources include:

  • chrome
  • Gneiss
  • Mineral water
  • emerald
  • Talk

The total electricity consumption in 2005 was around 456,570 MWh .

From here over 400 wholesalers of all kinds supply the region far beyond the state's borders and ensure a high tax income for the city.

The location between two megacities, with which one is connected by a four-lane motorway, makes the city interesting for industrial settlements. DAIA (Distrito Agro-Industrial de Anàpolis) is the largest industrial park in the city and houses the largest generic industry in the country.

In 2009 the gross domestic product was R $ 4.6 billion (per capita: R $ 13,933).

education

The State University of Goiás (UEG) and five other universities offer studies in economics, law and natural sciences, data processing, humanities, mathematics, medicine and pharmaceuticals. Theologians are trained at three Catholic faculties.

Anápolis is the location of the Institutum Sapientiæ , the college of the angelic work directed by the Order of Canon Regulars of the Holy Cross .

263 public and private schools ensure good education.

traffic

Anápolis has a connection to the railway line to Brasília of Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica with its own free port. There used to be a passenger station in the city center, but today only the yellow building in the middle of the urban bus terminal can be seen. Passenger trains have not operated on this line for a long time. However, the railways still play an important role in freight transport. The DAIA is connected to the system. Anápolis will be the starting point of the planned north-south railway connection to the port of Itaqui in the state of Maranhão .

This is also the only stopping point for the planned high-speed train ( trem bala ) between Goiânia and Brasília .

Important highways run through Anápolis, namely the Brasília-Belém motorway (BR-060), but also the BR-153 and the BR-414. Anápolis is connected by many bus routes to all major cities in the country, all of which arrive at the Rodoviário Intermunicipal Josias Moreira Braga terminal .

In addition, Anápolis has had the largest air force base ( BAAN ) in the Midwest since 1972 . The first air surveillance squadron is stationed here, with F103-Mirage responsible for protecting the capital Brasília . This air force base is also an important element in the SIVAM project .

A civil airfield is also available.

history

At the beginning of the 19th century, travelers who came via the Araguaia Valley and Pirenópolis and Corumbá de Goiás began to settle in the area of ​​the present-day city. Such a branch was founded in the headwaters of the Ribeirão das Antas , also called Campos Ricos because of its fertile soil . In 1859 this hamlet consisted of 15 buildings and a school.

Legend has it that in 1860 the farmer's wife Ana das Dores , who was traveling in the area, lost an animal bearing the image of her saint, Saint Anne. When the workers found the animal, it persistently refused to get up and did not release the box with the image of the saint. This was interpreted to mean that the saint wanted to stay. Ana's son Gomes de Sousa Ramos built a chapel in 1870 with the help of the surrounding residents, in which the image of the saint remained. The landowners gave land so that in 1873 the parish of Santana das Antas was founded. In 1887, the place was raised to the status of a village and, thanks mainly to the efforts of Professor José da Silva Batista (called Zeca Batista), on July 31, 1907, the town was named Anápolis. The first prefect was José Fernandes Valente from 1935 to 1940.

Town twinning

Sons and daughters

See also

Commons : Anápolis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b IBGE : Cidades @ Goiás: Anápolis. Retrieved September 10, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ↑ IBGE : Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 ° de julho de 2019. (PDF) Retrieved on September 10, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).