The Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising (40,000 head in 2006) and plantations of rice (500 hectares), manioc, and corn (600 hectares). iN 2006 there were 196 farms with a total area of 31,812 hectares, of which 748 hectares were planted, 22,216 hectares were pasture, and 8,136 hectares were woodland. Farms employed 100 people in 2005 and there were 497 workers related to the producer.
- Banking establishment: none in 2007
- Industrial units: 07 in 2007
- Retail units: 37 in 2007
- Motor vehicles: 246 automobiles (2007)
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