Acreúna
Acreúna is a city and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. Location Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-060, (Brasília-Acre) which links Goiânia with Rio Verde. The distance to Goiânia is 153 kilometers via BR-060 / Guapó / Indiara. Municipal boundaries: *North: Paraúna and Jandaia *South: Turvelândia *East: Edéia and Indiara *West: Montividiu and Santo Antônio da Barra History The town appeared in 1964 in the territory of the municipality of Paraúna. It was created through the initiative of Benedicto Arystogogo de Mello, who had already founded the settlements of Riverlândia, in Rio Verde, and Vila Brasil, in Santa Helena de Goiás. Mello negotiated with a large landowner of the region to begin selling the lots. The lands were on the banks of the Rio Verdão and near the Brasília – Acre highway, which was under construction at the time. Origin of the na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Municipalities In Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. Ordered by regions Ordered by population List of municipalities in Goiás by population, in descending order, based on estimates from IBGE for 1 July 2005. More than 500,000 inhabitants More than 100,000 inhabitants More than 50,000 inhabitants More than 25,000 inhabitants More than 10,000 inhabitants More than 5,000 inhabitants Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants Ordered by area and population This is a list of municipalities in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Population figures are estimates from 2005. Area figures are from 2002. See also *Geography of Brazil *List of cities in Brazil Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santo Antônio Da Barra
Santo Antônio da Barra is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 4,854 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 451.6 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 650 meters. Santo Antônio is a large producer of poultry. Location Santo Antônio is 190 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion. The highway connection from Goiânia is BR-060. It has boundaries with the following municipalities: *north: Paraúna *south: Santa Helena de Goiás *east: Acreúna *west: Rio Verde Geographical information The climate is moist tropical with high night-time temperatures. The rainy season is from October to March and the dry season is from April to September. Because of the hot and dry climate, the main vegetation is sparse cerrado. In the valleys there are still forests with sucupira, aroeira, pindaíba and other species of trees. Santo Antônio da Barra is bathed by a vast river network, formed b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turvelândia
Turvelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Turvelândia is located 65 km. east of Rio Verde *Highway connections from Goiânia are made by state highway BR-060 west from Goiânia, through / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna/ GO-164 / Santa Helena de Goiás / BR-452 / GO-409 / Maurilândia. Neighboring municipalities: Acreúna, Edéia, Santa Helena de Goiás, Maurilândia Political Information *Mayor: Eduardo Mendonça (January 2005) *City council: 09 members *Eligible voters: 3,348 (December/2007) Demographic Information *Population density: 4.1 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Urban population: 2,865 (2007) *Rural population: 987 (2007) *Population growth: a loss of about 1,800 people since 1991 Economic Information The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Public administration provided jobs for 238 workers in 2003. *Industrial units: 3 ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vale Do Rio Dos Bois
Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion is a statistical region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It lies west of the state capital, Goiânia. It takes its name from the Rio dos Bois, a river that flows through the microregion. Municipalities The microregion consists of the following municipalities: territorial division. * * * Cezar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Montividiu
Montividiu is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Montividiu is a large producer of soybeans and Maize, corn. Geography Montividiu is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Verdão and the Rio Monte Alegre. There are paved road connections with Rio Verde, Goiás, Rio Verde, 49 kilometers to the south. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 280 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde, Goiás, Rio Verde / GO-174. Neighboring municipalities are: Caiapônia, Paraúna and Rio Verde, Goiás, Rio Verde. Politics In 2007 the Mayor was Edson Bueno Coutinho and the Vice-mayor was Xisto Gonçalves de Oliveira. There were 9 council-members on the city council and there were 7,224 eligible voters in 2007. Montividiu was first created as a district called Chapadão in the municipality of Rio Verde, Goiás, Rio Verde in 1907. In 1938 the name was cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edéia
Edéia is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. Municipal Boundaries Edéia is in the Vale do Rio dos Boisstatistical micro-region and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Indiara *west: Acreúna and Turvelândia *east: Edealina *south: Pontalina and Vicentinópolis Highway connections with the state capital, Goiânia, are made by BR-060 / Guapó / Cezarina / Indiara / GO-320. Political data *Eligible voters: 7,839 (12/2007) *Mayor: Elson Tavares de Freitas (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Amilson Ferreira Borges *Councilmembers: 09 Demographic data *Population density: 7.01 inhabitants/km2 (2003) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.05% *Population in 1980: 12,597 *Population in 1991: 8,999 *Urban population in 2007: 8,511 *Rural population in 2007: 1,740 Economic data *Industrial units: 10 (06/2007) *Retail units: 117 (August/2007) *Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) *Automobiles: 1,092 in 2007 *Cooperatives: Coo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indiara
Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: Edéia *east: Cezarina *west: Jandaia and Acreúna Indiara is 102 kilometers (southwest) from the state capital, Goiânia and is on the edge of highway BR-060 (passing through Guapó and Cezarina). Political data *Eligible voters: 9,310 (12/2007) *Mayor: José Vilmar da Fonseca (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Antônio Telesforo de Almeida *Councilmembers: 9 Demographic data *Population density: 13.28 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: 1.04% *Urban population in 2007: 10,408 *Rural population in 2007: 2,295 Ranking on the municipal Human Development Index, 2000 *Municipal Human Development Index MHDI: 0.731 *State ranking: 143 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,414 (out of 5,507 municipali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state. Location It is the center of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, situated at a distance of 229 km (142 mi) from Goiânia, the capital of the state and 420 km (261 mi) from Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Highway connections from Goiânia and these following other cities; Abadia de Goiás, Guapó, Indiara, Acreúna, and Santo Antônio da Barra are made by BR-060. The annual average temperature is between 20 °C and 35 °C. Vegetation is mainly cerrado, with some residual forests. The bordering cities are Aparecida do Rio Doce, Cachoeira Alta, Caiapônia, Castelândia, Jataí, Maurilândia, Montividiu, Paraúna, Quirinópolis, Santa Helena de Goiás, and Santo Antonio da Barra. Two major federal highways cross the municipality: BR-060, which links Brasília to the state of Acre, and BR-452, which ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 of 2,654,860, making it the 12th-largest in Brazil. With an area of approximately , it has a continuous geography with few hills and lowlands, with flat lands in most of its territory, especially the Meia Ponte River, in addition to Botafogo and Capim Puba streams. Goiânia has its origins as a planned city, founded on October 24, 1933 by then Governor Pedro Ludovico to serve as the new state capital and administrative center. Before this, the state capital was the town of Goiás. It is the second most populous city in the Central-West Region, only surpassed by the country's capital Brasília, located about from Goiânia. The city is an important economic hub of the region and is considered a strategic center for such areas as industry ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Helena De Goiás
Santa Helena de Goiás is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of corn, sugarcane, soybeans, and poultry. Location Santa Helena is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, 31 kilometers east of the important city of Rio Verde. It is 32 kilometers south of the BR-060 highway, which links Rio Verde to Goiânia. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 195 km. Municipal boundaries are with: *north: Santo Antônio da Barra *south: Rio Verde and Maurilândia *east: Turvelândia Turvelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Turvelândia is located 65 km. east of Rio Verde *Highway connections from Goiânia are made by state highway BR-060 west from Goiânia, through / Abadia de Goiás / G ... *west: Rio Verde History In 1934 Custódio Vêncio, from Minas Gerais, arrived in the region and bought a large area of land in the region of Buriti Alegre. He attracted other ranchers to th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jandaia
Jandaia is a municipality in the eastern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Location and connections Jandaia has municipal boundaries with: *Northwest: Palmeiras de Goiás *Northeast: Palminópolis *North, South, and Southwest: Indiara *East and Southeast: Paraúna Jandaia is 21 kilometers northwest of Indiara and the junction with the main BR-060 highway. Connections with Goiânia are made by highways BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / GO-320. The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 27 °C. The main rivers are the Turvo, Capivari, and Galheiros. Political data *Mayor: Jerônimo Pereira Lopes *Vice-mayor: Geni Rosa de Mesquita *Number of councilmembers: 9 *Total number of eligible voters: 5,626 (12/2007) Demographic data *Population density: 7.38 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population in 1980: 10,981 (2,469 urban and 8,512 rural) *Population in 1991: 6,474 (3,524 urban and 2,950 rural) *Population in 2003: 6,301 (4,197 urban and 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paraúna
Paraúna is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It has strange rock formations and is a large producer of cotton and soybeans. Location Highway connections with Goiânia are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / GO-320 / Jandaia. SeSepinfor all the distances. Municipal boundaries: *North: Aurilândia *South: Jandaia *East: São João da Paraúna *West: Palestina de Goiás, Caiapônia, and Montividiu. Climate The climate is tropical, typical of medium elevations, with the dry period of the year occurring between July and October and the wet period occurring between November and March. The average elevation is above sea level. Political and Demographic Information *Mayor: Sebastião Ferro de Moraes (January 2005) *City council: 9 *Eligible voters: 8,269 (December 2007) *Population density: 2.89 inhabitants/km2 (2005) *Urban population: 7,649 (2007) *Rural population: 3,277 (2007) *Population growth or loss: a loss of about 2,000 people s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |