Urutaí Explained

Official Name:Urutaí
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-17.4683°N -48.195°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:Pires do Rio Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:807
Area Total Km2:626.7
Population Total:3,066
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75790-000
Area Code Type:Area code

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. See Sepin for 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

Demographics

The economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

Agricultural data 2006

Education (2006)

Health (2007)

History

Urutaí is a town that appeared with the coming of the railroad in 1914. At first houses were built around the railroad station to house workers and soon this settlement grew. In 1947 the town separated from Ipameri to become a municipality.

Municipal Human Development Index

See also

References

Notes and References

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