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Orizona
Orizona is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Location Orizona is 138 km from the state capital of Goiânia, 200 km from Brasília, 150 from Catalão and 260 from Uberlândia, which is located in the rich Triângulo Mineiro of Minas Gerais. It is part of the Pires do Rio Microregion. SeCitybrazilfor all the regions. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-357 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Vianópolis / GO-330. SeSepinfor all the distances. It borders Silvânia, Luziânia, Cristalina, Pires do Rio, Ipameri, Urutaí and Vianópolis. History Orizona was founded by Joaquim Fernandes de Castro and José Pereira Cardoso in 1850 when they started construction of a chapel on the banks of the Ribeirão Santa Bárbara, a tributary of the Corumbá River. In 1890 the settlement became a district called Capela dos Correias, and in 1909 it became a city called Campo Formoso. In 1943 the name was changed to Orizona, from "oriza", meaning rice, and "zona", meaning region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urutaí
Urutaí is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is a major producer of poultry products. Location Urutaí is located 163 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / BR-352 / G-020 / Santa Cruz de Goiás / Palmelo. SeSepinfor all the distances. In the north it borders Pires do Rio and Orizona; in the south and the east it borders Ipameri; and in the east it borders Pires do Rio. The elevation is between 654 and 988 meters with the municipal seat lying at 807 meters. Political information *Mayor: Ésio Bento Lemos do Prado (January 2005) *City council: 09 members *Eligible voters: 2,535 (December/2007) Demographics *Population density: 4.35 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population in 1980: 3,138 *Population in 2007: 2,727 *Urban population: 2,212 (2007) *Rural population: 515 (2007) *Population growth rate: -0.46% 1996/2007 The economy The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
