Gouvelândia is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in south

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. Gouvelândia is a large producer of sesame and peanuts.

Location

Gouvelândia is located in the

Quirinópolis Microregion Quirinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products. Location Quirinópolis is the seat of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It forms boundaries with Gouvelândia (west), Cacho ...

, 35 kilometers west of the most important city,

Quirinópolis Quirinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products. Location Quirinópolis is the seat of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It forms boundaries with Gouvelândia (west), Cacho ...

. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the

Paranaíba Paranaíba is the easternmost Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 42,276 (2020) and its area is 5,402.778 km². References

Municipalities in Mato ...

crosses the region. The southern boundary is with the São Simão artificial lake and the border with the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

. The distance to state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, is 299 km. Highway connections from

are by GO-040 /

Aragoiânia Aragoiânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 10,496 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 219.5 km2. Aragoiânia is 42 km. from the state capital, Goiânia, and is linked by highway GO-040. There are al ...

Cromínia Cromínia is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines. Geographical Information Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin. It is approxima ...

/ GO-215 /

Pontalina Pontalina is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. One hundred and twenty-five kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, it has become one of the most important retail clusters of lingerie in the state: Every year thousand of p ...

/ GO-040 /

Aloândia Aloândia is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 1,986 in 2020 and the municipal area was 102.1 km2, one of the smallest in the state of Goiás. Geographical information Aloândia is located in the Meia Ponte Mic ...

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/ BR-452 /

Itumbiara Itumbiara is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was of 105,809 in a total area of 2,461,3 km2 (2020). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goi� ...

/ GO-206 / BR-483 /

Cachoeira Dourada Cachoeira Dourada is municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,031 (2020) in a total area of 521.1 km2. Geographical Information The municipality of Cachoeira Dourada is located in the extreme south of Goiás at ...

/ Inaciolândia. Se
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for all the distances. Neighboring municipalities are: *north:

Castelândia Castelândia is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugar cane and soybeans. Location Castelândia is located in the southwest of the state, west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba. ...

*south: Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais *east: Inaciolândia *west:

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 5.43 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996/2007: 0.98.% *Total population in 2007: 4,507 *Total population in 1980: 4,136 *Urban population in 2007: 3,466 *Rural population in 2007: 1,041 *Population change: the population has increased about 350 inhabitants since 1980.

The economy

The main economic activities were cattle raising and agriculture. Agricultural production was based on cattle raising (73,000 in 2006), cotton, peanuts, sesame seeds, corn, and soybeans. Economic Data (2007) *Industrial establishments: 5 *Financial Institutions in 2007: Banco do Brasil S.A. *Retail establishments in 2007: 1,282 *Automobiles: 258 (2007) Main agricultural products in ha.(2006) *cotton: 146 *sugarcane: 5,000 *corn: 2,500 *sesame: 1,500 (largest producer in the state) *soybeans: 4,000 Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 115 *Total area: 885,613 *Area of permanent crops: not available *Area of perennial crops: 129,010 *Area of natural pasture: 657,315 *Persons dependent on farming: 310 *Farms with tractors: 44 *Number of tractors: 8
IBGE

Health and education

There were 04 schools with 1,640 students (2006). There were no hospitals. *Literacy rate: 84.0% *Infant mortality rate: 24.07 in 1,000 live births *Ranking on the Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

: 0.754 *State ranking: 114 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,228 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For the complete list se
Frigoletto
Gouvelândia first became a district of

in 1963, gaining municipal status in 1983.

References

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Location

Demographics

The economy

Health and education

See also

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