Buriti de Goiás explained

Official Name:Buriti de Goiás
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-16.15°N -76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Goiás
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Anicuns Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:520
Area Total Km2:200.0
Population Total:2,476
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76152-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Buriti de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and Communications

Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 58 kilometers northeast to Buriti de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Córrego do Ouro, Fazenda Nova, Novo Brasil, Goiás, Mossâmedes, and Sanclerlândia.

The municipality contains part of the Serra Dourada State Park, created in 2003.

Demographics

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 24,000 head of cattle, including 3,570 head of milking cows. There was modest production of rice, bananas, coconut, papaya, manioc, corn, and hearts of palm.

Health and education

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/buriti-de-goias/panorama IBGE 2020