Gouvelândia Explained

Official Name:Gouvelândia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-18.4434°N -50.1357°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:Quirinópolis Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:395
Area Total Km2:830.77
Population Total:5,988
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75865-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Gouvelândia is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. Gouvelândia is a large producer of sesame and peanuts.

Location

Gouvelândia is located in the Quirinópolis Microregion, 35 kilometers west of the most important city, Quirinópolis. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the Paranaíba crosses the region. The southern boundary is with the São Simão artificial lake and the border with the state of Minas Gerais.

The distance to state capital, Goiânia, is 299 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are by GO-040 / Aragoiânia / Cromínia / GO-215 / Pontalina / GO-040 / Aloândia / Bom Jesus de Goiás / BR-452 / Itumbiara / GO-206 / BR-483 / Cachoeira Dourada / Inaciolândia. See Sepin for all the distances.

Neighboring municipalities are:

Demographics

The economy

The main economic activities were cattle raising and agriculture. Agricultural production was based on cattle raising (73,000 in 2006), cotton, peanuts, sesame seeds, corn, and soybeans.

Economic Data (2007)

Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)

Farm Data (2006)in ha.

Health and education

There were 04 schools with 1,640 students (2006). There were no hospitals.

Gouvelândia first became a district of Quirinópolis in 1963, gaining municipal status in 1983.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/gouvelandia/panorama IBGE 2020