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Portelândia
Portelândia is a municipality enclave in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous community with a large production of soybeans. Geographical information Portelândia is located in the extreme west of the state, 65,5 kilometers east of the Araguaia River and the boundary with the state of Mato Grosso. The region is south of the Serra do Caiapó. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 454 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / BR-364 / Jataí / Mineiros / GO-194.Sepin Municipal boundaries are with Mineiros, which surrounds it on all sides. History Before 1933 the area where Portelândia now lies was almost inhabited with a few cattle ranches. It belonged to the municipality of Jataí. In 1933 Ludugerio Martins de Souza arrived with his wife and 8 children and built a residence on the banks of the Córrego da Porteira in lands belonging to the Fazenda Flores. Here Ludugerio set u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:List of municipalities in Goias * Goias Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brazil
The municipalities of Brazil () are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,571 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated towns or villages that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araguaia River
The Araguaia River ( , Karajá language, Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' [beɾohoˈkə̃], ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' [bɛɾakuhuˈkə̃]) is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River. Geography The Araguaia River comes from Goiás-Mato Grosso south borders. From there it flows northeast to a junction with the Tocantins River, Tocantins near the town of São João. Along its course, the river forms the border between the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Pará. Roughly in the middle of its course the Araguaia splits into a fork (with the western stream retaining the name Araguaia and the eastern one being called the Javaés River). These later reunite, forming the Ilha do Bananal, the world's largest river island. The vein of the Javaés forms a broad inland where it pours back into the main Araguaia, a 100,000 hectare expanse of igapós or flooded forest, blackwater river channels, and oxbow lakes called Cantão, protected by the Cantão State Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineiros
Mineiros, population 70,081, is a municipality in the southwest of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Mineiros is the westernmost city in Goiás and a great producer of cattle, soybeans, and corn. Mineiros is located 430 km from the state capital, Goiânia, and is connected to the large town of Jataí by BR 364. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 / BR-364. SeSepin Geography It is one of the largest municipalities in the state as well as one of the oldest. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Sudoeste de Goiás. Origin of the name The name "Mineiros" comes from the first explorers who were from Minas Gerais. They settled in the region around 1873, building huts, ranch houses, churches, and chapels for saints. One of these settlers, who came to be known as "João Mineiro", because of his origin in Minas Gerais, was supposedly the first European to settle on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jataí
Jataí is a municipality in southern Goiás state, Brazil. Its population was 103,221 (2021) in a total area of . Jataí is a major producer of agricultural products, including soybeans, rice, and corn. It has the largest herd of cattle in the state and is a large producer of poultry and swine. In 2000 it was the 6th largest municipality in area in the state. Geography Jataí is located in the southwest part of the state at the confluence of the São Pedro and Claro rivers. The state capital of Goiânia is . away. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Santo Antônio da Barra / Rio Verde. SeSepin Geographical limits: Caiapônia, Mineiros, Itarumã, Aparecida do Rio Doce, Caçu, Cachoeira Alta, Rio Verde, Mineiros and Serranópolis. Jataí is part of the Southwest Goiás Microregion, which has a population of 330,490 inhabitants in 18 cities and a total area of . Climate Climate: Tropical mesothermic, with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BR-364
BR-364 is an inter-state highway in Brazil connecting the southeast state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo to the western state of Acre (state), Acre. The highway was opened in the 1960s and paved in the 1980s. It has brought economic development and population growth, as well as an unprecedented process of deforestation in the Amazon basin states of Rondônia and Acre. It is also important for the flow of agricultural and livestock production in the states of Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Goiás, for Brazilian domestic consumption and for export, predominately by Port of Santos. Route BR-364 starts in Limeira in São Paulo (state), São Paulo state and runs northwest through Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia and Acre (state), Acre to Rodrigues Alves, Acre, Rodrigues Alves, then on to Mâncio Lima on the frontier with Peru. It passes through the cities of Cuiabá (Mato Grosso), Porto Velho (Rondônia) and Rio Branco, Acre, Rio Branco (Acre). The all-weather highway gives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state. Geography 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 Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Highway connections from Goiânia and the 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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guapó
Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km2 (10/10/2002). Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are: *north: Trindade *west: Campestre de Goiás and Varjão *south: Aragoiânia and Varjão *east: Aragoiânia and Abadia de Goiás Guapó is approximately 37 kilometers southwest of Goiânia and is on the BR-060 highway (Goiânia to Rio Verde). History The lands where Guapó is located today once belonged to Trindade. Like many towns in Brazil it began with the building of a chapel, in 1905. In 1914 it was elevated to a district with the name São Sebastião do Ribeirão. With the transfer of the new capital in 1935 it was dismembered from Trindade and made part of Goiânia. In 1938 the name was changed to Ribeirão. In 1943 the name was changed again to Guapó and it became a municipality. "Guapó" is of Tupi origin and me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abadia De Goiás
Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area. The residues from the Goiânia incident are stored within its territory and, according to the National Nuclear Energy Commission, do not present any level of radioactivity. Geographical Data The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060. Neighboring municipalities are: *north and east: Trindade *northwest: Goiânia *east: Guapó *south: Aragoiânia Demographic and Political Data *Population density: 40.07 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Urban population: 3,963 (2007) *Rural population: 1,905 (2007) *Eligible voters in 2007: 4683 *City government in 2005: mayor (Antomar Moreira dos Santos), vice-mayor (Maria Lúcia das Graças Matias), and 09 councilpersons *Households: 1,398 (2000) *Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 872 (2000) Economy The economy is based on services, government jobs, small industrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
