title: Edealina
text: Edealina is a municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil.
  
  Location
  Edealina has municipal boundaries with Edéia, Pontalina, Indiara, and Cezarina  The important Rio dos Bois forms part of the municipal boundary.
  
  Highway communications with Goiânia are made by BR-060 / Guapó / Cezarina / Indiara / GO-320 / Edéia / GO-215. Sepin
  
  Political Data
  Eligible voters: 3,162 (12/2007)
  Mayor (prefeito): Vantuir Alves de Oliveira (2005)
  Vice-mayor (vice-prefeito): 
  Councilmembers (vereadores): 09
  
  Demographic Data
  Population density: 6.16 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
  Population growth rate 2000/2007: -0.32.%
  Population in 1991: 4,039 
  Urban population: 2,557  (2007)
  Rural population: 1,161  (2007)
  
  Economy
  The economy is based on soybeans, corn, rice, beans, tomatoes and on cattle raising.  In some areas pivot sprinklers are being used.  In the industrial sector there is a dairy, and several brickworks.
  
  Economic Data
  Industrial units: 05 ( 06/2007)
  Retail units: 35 (08/2007)
  Banking institutions: none (2007)
  Dairies: Coop. M. dos Prod. de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda. (22/05/2006)
  Cattle: 56,350 (2006)
  Modest production of cotton—rice (700 hectares)
  Corn: 3,900 hectares (2006)
  Soybeans: 13,500 hectares planted 
  Motor vehicles: 374 automobiles in 2007
  
  Agricultural Data for 2006
  Number of farms: 410
  Total area: 56,584
  Planted area: 11,600
  Area of natural pasture: 33,025
  Workers in agriculture: 1,300
  
  Education and Health
  Literacy rate: 83.5% (2000)
  Infant mortality rate: 12.88 in 1,000 live births (2000)
  Schools: 03 with 1,055 students in 2006
  Hospitals: 0
  Public health clinics (SUS): 04
  
  Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
  MHDI:  0.768
  State ranking:  43 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
  National ranking:  1,393 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
  
  For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
  
  History
  Edealina was first created as a district in 1976 in the municipality of Edéia.  In 1988 it was dismembered from Edéia and made a municipality.  The origin of the name is unknown.
  
  See also
  List of municipalities in Goiás
  Microregions of Goiás
  
  References
  
  Frigoletto
  
  Municipalities in Goiás