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Pires Do Rio Microregion
The Pires do Rio Microregion is a statistical region of south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Pires do Rio. The area includes 10 municipalities with a population of 90,327 (2007) in an area of 9,449.80 km2. The most populous municipality in the region is Pires do Rio with 26,857 inhabitants and the least populous is Palmelo with 2,260 inhabitants. The largest municipality in land area is Silvânia with 2,860.1 km2 and the smallest is Palmelo with 59 km2. Palmelo is the smallest municipality in the state of Goiás. Municipalities The microregion consists of the following municipalities: territorial division. See also ...
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Microregion (Brazil)
A microregion ( pt, Microrregião) was a legally defined area in Brazil consisting of a group of municipalities 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 .... They were abolished in 2017 and replaced by "immediate geographic regions". Microregions were grouped together into mesoregions. In theory, Brazilian law provided for member municipalities to cooperate on matters of common interest, but in practice, the divisions were used primarily for statistical purposes by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. List of microregions In 2014, there were 5,569 municipalities, divided among 557 microregions and 136 mesoregions: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gameleira De Goiás
Gameleira de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 3,880 in a total area of 595 square kilometers. Geographical Information The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 99 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Leopoldo de Bulhões / Silvânia / GO-437. (18 km unpaved). Gameleira has municipal boundaries with Silvânia, Abadiânia, and Anápolis. Political Data *Eligible voters: 2,399 (December 2007) *Mayor: José Denisson de Sousa (January 2005) *Vice-mayor: Marizete Coelho Borges *Councilmembers: 09 Demographics *Population density in 2007: 5.52 inhabitants/km2 *Population growth rate 1996/2007: n/a *Total population in 2007: 3,289 *Total population in 1980: n/a *Urban population in 2007: 1,005 *Rural population in 2007: 2,284 The Economy The main economic activities are livestock raising, agriculture, and services. Economic Data *Industrial units: 02 (June/2007) ... [...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 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] |
Vianópolis
Vianópolis is a small municipality in the center of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Location Vianópolis is located 90 km. from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / GO-330 / passing through the cities of Bonfinópolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões and Silvânia. It is in the Pires do Rio Microregion and has boundaries with Orizona, Pires do Rio, São Miguel do Passa Quatro and Silvânia. Political information *Mayor: Antônio Divino de Resende (January 2005) *City council: 09 members *Eligible voters: 8,328 (December/2007) Demographics *Population density: 12.77 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population in 1980: 7,934 *Population in 2007: 12,187 *Urban population: 9,105 (2007) *Rural population: 3,082 (2007) *Population growth rate: 2.27% 1996/2007 The economy The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. *Industrial units: 32 (2007) *Commercial units: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urutaí
Urutaí is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is a major producer of poultry products. Location Urutaí is located 163 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / BR-352 / G-020 / Santa Cruz de Goiás / Palmelo. SeSepinfor all the distances. In the north it borders Pires do Rio and Orizona; in the south and the east it borders Ipameri; and in the east it borders Pires do Rio. The elevation is between 654 and 988 meters with the municipal seat lying at 807 meters. Political information *Mayor: Ésio Bento Lemos do Prado (January 2005) *City council: 09 members *Eligible voters: 2,535 (December/2007) Demographics *Population density: 4.35 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population in 1980: 3,138 *Population in 2007: 2,727 *Urban population: 2,212 (2007) *Rural population: 515 (2007) *Population growth rate: -0.46% 1996/2007 The economy The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Miguel Do Passa Quatro
São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion, at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-139. SeSepinfor all the distances. It has boundaries with Bela Vista de Goiás, Cristianópolis, Silvânia and Vianópolis. Climate The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 21 °C. From May to October are the lowest temperatures, between 18 °C and 21 °C, with an average minimum of 9 °C to 13 °C. The hottest months, from September to November, register maximum temperatures of 36 °C to 38 °C. The annual rainfall is around 1,400 millimeters. The elevation varies between 600 and 900 meters above sea level. Political information *Mayor: Eleusa França de Melo (January 2005-January 2009) *City council: 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz De Goiás
Santa Cruz de Goiás is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Santa Cruz is located in the southeastern part of the state, 33 km. west of regional center, Pires do Rio. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the Corumbá River flows from north to south through the municipality. It has boundaries with Pires do Rio, Palmelo, Cristianópolis, Caldas Novas and Piracanjuba. It is 121 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is connected by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020. SeDistancias Rodoviarias Sepinfor all the distances. The municipality is bathed by the Rio dos Bois, Rio do Peixe, córregos Manoel Duarte, Muquém, Buriti, Pedra de Amolar, Brumadinho, Caiapó, Pirapitinga, Fundo, Mato Virgem, Água Suja, São Benedito, Córrego da Chuva, Sapé, Dantas, and by the Ribeirão Brumado. In topography there is the Serra do Rio do Peixe, the hills of Clemente, Queiroz, Cuscuzeiro, Dois Irmãos, Pertapé, Serra dos Macacos, Cabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orizona
Orizona is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Location Orizona is 138 km from the state capital of Goiânia, 200 km from Brasília, 150 from Catalão and 260 from Uberlândia, which is located in the rich Triângulo Mineiro of Minas Gerais. It is part of the Pires do Rio Microregion. SeCitybrazilfor all the regions. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-357 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Vianópolis / GO-330. SeSepinfor all the distances. It borders Silvânia, Luziânia, Cristalina, Pires do Rio, Ipameri, Urutaí and Vianópolis. History Orizona was founded by Joaquim Fernandes de Castro and José Pereira Cardoso in 1850 when they started construction of a chapel on the banks of the Ribeirão Santa Bárbara, a tributary of the Corumbá River. In 1890 the settlement became a district called Capela dos Correias, and in 1909 it became a city called Campo Formoso. In 1943 the name was changed to Orizona, from "oriza", meaning rice, and "zona", meaning r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristianópolis
Cristianópolis is a municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Geographical Information Cristianópolis is in the Pires do Rio Microregion approximately 93 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás. SeDistancias Rodoviarias Sepin Neighboring municipalities are: *north: São Miguel do Passa Quatro *south: Piracanjuba and Santa Cruz de Goiás *east: Bela Vista de Goiás *west: Pires do Rio Demographic and Political Data *Population density: 3.49 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.56% *Urban population: 2,470 (2007) *Rural population: 571 (2007) *Eligible voters: 2,573 (2004) *City government in 2005: *Mayor (prefeito): Iris Aurélio Borges Dias *Vice-mayor (vice-prefeito): Márcia Regina Bueno de Mattos *Councilmembers (vereadores): 09 The Economy The main economic activities were livestock raising, agriculture, and services. Motor vehicles *Automobiles: 391 *Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvânia
Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. History Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the small village that was created, Bonfim. It became a municipality in 1857. It was renamed to Silvânia in 1943, in a homage to a local Silva famil Vianópolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões, São Miguel do Passa Quatro and Gameleira de Goiás were dismembered from Silvânia. Location and highway connections Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia, 180 km. from the national capital of Brasília, and 65 from the second most important city of the state, Anápolis. The highways that link it with other cities are: GO-330, GO-010, GO-139 and GO-437. Connections starting in Goiânia are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Leopoldo de Bulhões / GO-437 / GO-139. SeSepinfor all the distances. It borders the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmelo
Palmelo is municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is the smallest municipality in the state and the only town in Brazil where most of the inhabitants follow the religion called Spiritism. Location The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 128 km. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / BR-352 / GO-020 / Santa Cruz de Goiás. SourceSepin The municipality is bounded on north, south, and east by Pires do Rio and on the west by Santa Cruz de Goiás. It is crossed by the Ribeirão Caiapó and its tributaries: Ribeirão São Jerônimo and Ribeirão Monjolinho, which flow into the Corumbá River. History The city was founded on February 9, 1929, when a group of 18 people founded a Spiritist center called Luz da Verdade. These people had converted to Spiritism after seeing the alleged cure of a medium, Dorcelino Damásio da Silva, who had suffered from a disease called fogo selvagem. In 1953 Palmelo became a municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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