Piranhas 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 western

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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. It is a large producer of milk and has a large herd of cattle.

Location

Piranhas is located on the Piranhas River and is served by highways: BR-158, which connects

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 ...

Aragarças Aragarças is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Location Aragarças is the most important town in the Aragarças Microregion. It is 410 km from the state capital, Goiânia on the confluence of two imp ...

; and GO-060, which connects Piranhas to Iporá. 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 321 km. Highway connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade /

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/ São Luís de Montes Belos /

Israelândia Israelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Israelândia is located in the Iporá Microregion, 28 km. northeast of regional center Iporá. State capital Goiânia is 199 km. to the east. The Rio Claro, a tr ...

/ Iporá /

Arenópolis Arenópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,495 (2007) in a total area of 1,074.5 km2. Location and Connections with Goiânia Arenópolis is located in the Aragarças Microregion in an isolated and und ...

. Municipal boundaries are with: *north and west:

Bom Jardim de Goiás Bom Jardim de Goiás is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,869 (2020) in a total area of 1,557 km². Bom Jardim is a large producer of cattle. Location Bom Jardim is located 371 km. from the state capi ...

*east:

*south: Palestina de Goiás and

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Demographic Information

The population density was 5.44 inhabitants/km² in 2007. There were 8,872 urban dwellers and 2,267 rural dwellers. The population has declined by about 4,000 people since 1980.

Economic Information

The economy is based on mining, agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2007 there were 19 small transformation industries and 128 commercial units. There were three banks: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. There were two dairies: Maroca Indústria de Laticínios. - Lactosul Ind. de Laticínios Ltda (May 2006) The main crops in 2006 were pineapple, rice, bananas, beans, manioc, soybeans, and corn. The cattle herd was large with 192,000 head in 2006. Agricultural data 2006 *Number of farms: 790 *Total area: 207,550 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 162 ha. (bananas and pineapple) *Area of perennial crops: 1,421 ha. (soybeans, corn, rice) *Area of natural pasture: 152,180 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 45,753 ha. *Cattle herd: 192,000 *Number of workers: 1,800 *Number of farms with tractors: 142 *Number of tractors: 179
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Education and Health

In 2006 there were 12 schools, 103 classrooms, 194 teachers, and 3,602 students. In 2007 there were 3 hospitals with 87 beds. *Higher education: Campus of the State University of Goiás *Adult literacy rate: 84.8% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) *Infant mortality rate: 28.24 (2000) (national average was 33.0).

Tourism

There is potential for eco-tourism with conditions for hiking, going down rapids, and other sports activities practiced near nature. The São Domingos river is ideal for canoeing, and descending on rafts or tire-tubes. Hikers can walk through virgin forests, which have unexplored caves. *Municipal

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

: 0.773 *Ranking in state: 118/245 *National ranking: 2249/5507

History

Settlement began in 1948 when engineers and workers building the road between

Caiapônia Caiapônia is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. It has the third largest cattle herd in the state and is a major producer of grains. The town is also known as Torres Do Rio Bonito or just Rio Bonito ...

and

arrived in the region and set up camp on the banks of the Piranhas River. A settlement was created with the name of Piranhas, after the river. In 1952 it became a district of

, receiving its municipal autonomy in 1953.

References

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