The Rio Vermelho Microregion is a geographical region in central

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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. The most important city is

, also known as Goiás Velho, the only

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in the state of

. It takes its name from the Vermelho River, a tributary of the

Araguaia River The Araguaia River ( , Karajá language, Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River. Geography The Araguaia River comes from ...

that flows through the region. A region of varied geography with rugged terrain in the south and low watery lands in the north.

Municipalities

The microregion consists of the following municipalities:Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
territorial division. * Araguapaz--7,482 * Aruanã--6,476 *

Britânia Britânia is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 5,797 (2020) in a total area of 1461.2 km2. Municipal boundaries Municipal boundaries: *North: Aruanã *South: Jussara *East: Itapirapuã and Aruanã *Wes ...

--5,073 * Faina--6,918 *

--24,472 *

Itapirapuã Itapirapuã is a municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population is 4,685 (2020 est.) in an area of 2,044 km2. Itapirapuã is a large producer of cattle. Location and boundaries Highway communications with Goiânia are made by ...

--8,208 *

Jussara Jussara is a municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. Jussara is a major producer of cattle for the beef market. Location and history Jussara is located in the region of the Vale do Araguaia, 222 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Hi ...

--18,814 * Matrinchã--4,325 *

Santa Fé de Goiás Santa Fé de Goiás is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the west-central Brazil, Brazilian state of Goiás. Location Santa Fé is located almost directly west of Brasília and northwest of Goiânia. The nearest town of any size is Juss ...

--4,594 Population figures are from 2007 and are fro
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References

Microregions of Goiás {{Goiás-geo-stub

Municipalities

See also

References