Health and Education
The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.07 while the literacy rate was 86.1. There were two schools with 921 students.
The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.743
- State ranking: 97 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,075 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
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