Anhanguera () is a

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

in south

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

state,

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. In 2020 the population was 1,190 and the total area of the municipality was 57.0 km², making it the smallest municipality in the state of

and the smallest in all Central-West Brazil, both in population and area.

Geography

Anhanguera is part of the

Catalão Microregion Catalão () is a city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory. Demographics *Popula ...

and is located close to the

Paranaíba River The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of t ...

, which forms the boundary between the states of

and

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. It is between two large reservoirs— Lago Itumbiara and Lago Emborcação. Poor highway connections are made with the important cities of

Araguari Araguari is a municipality in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is in the northern Triângulo Mineiro region, on the Jordão River, a tributary of the Paranaíba River, at an elevation between . The municipality of Araguari has an area of , w ...

, in the south, and

Catalão Catalão () is a city and municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory. Demographics *Population density: 17.85 inhab ...

in a northeast direction. The municipality is completely surrounded by Cumari in the north. The distance to the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...

, is 316 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 /

Bela Vista de Goiás Bela Vista de Goiás is a city located in central Goiás state in Brazil. Location It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia The municipality has boundaries with Hidrolândia, Caldazinha, Aparecida de Goiânia, Senador Canedo, an ...

Piracanjuba Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.'' ...

/ GO-217 / GO-139 /

Caldas Novas Caldas Novas () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. It is the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world. Location Caldas Novas is located 170 km south of state capital, Goiânia. It belongs to the Meia Ponte Microregion, ...

Corumbaíba Corumbaíba is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location and connections Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is south of Caldas Novas and north of the Itumbiara reservoir. Connections fr ...

/ GO-210 / Goiandira / GO-305 / Cumari
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The town is located near the Embarcação de Furnas reservoir. On long holidays there are aquatic sports like sailing and jet-ski.

History

In 1908 the railroad came to Goiás but Onofre Ferreira, the owner of the land in the region, would not allow any strangers to build houses. In 1928 he sold the land to Belchior de Godoy, who created lots near the train station and began to sell them to new settlers. A brick works was built and soon there was a small settlement with the name Anhanguera, after the great pioneer who opened up these lands during the Portuguese colonial period. In 1955 the town became a municipality, but with the construction of the dam and reservoir of Furnas it lost most of its land and became the smallest municipality in the state. Compensation money was paid by the state, which was invested in tourism.

Demographic and Political Data

*Population density: 17.05 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Population in 1980: 732 *Population in 1991: 869 *Urban population: 919 (2007) *Rural population: 47 (2007) *Population growth rate 2000-2007: 1.10.% *Eligible voters: 893 (09/2004) *City government: Mayor—Francisco da Silva; Vice-mayor—Joaquim Aparecido Rosa; 09 councilmembers

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, services, and public service. There were 3,800 head of cattle in 2006. The main agricultural products were rice, sugarcane, manioc, and corn. In 2006 there were 26 farms with a total area of 5,174 ha. of which 3,945 ha. were pasture. There were 8 tractors registered and 43 agricultural workers. Motor Vehicles in 2004 *automobiles: 100 *trucks: 06 *pickups: 07 *motorcycles: 07

Health and education

*Health establishments: 01 (2007) *Hospital beds: 0 *Infant Mortality: 14.32 in 2000 (27.43 in 1990) *Schools: 02 with 238 students *Literacy rate: 91.3% in 2000 (87.1% in 1991)

Ranking on the United Nations Municipal Human Development Index

*Life expectancy: 73.2 *Adult literacy rate: 0.902 *School attendance rate: 0.983 *MHDI: 0.794 *State ranking: 13 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 694 (out of 5,507 municipalities) ''All data are from 2000''

References

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