Porangatu microregion
| Porangatu microregion | |
|---|---|
| map | |
| Basic data | |
| State : |
 Brazil (BRA)
|
| Administrative structure : | Midwest |
| State : |
 Goiás (GO)
|
| Mesoregion : | North Goiás |
| Time zone : |
UTC -3 summer : UTC-2 |
| Area : | 35,171.853 km² |
| Residents : | 229,410 IBGE : 2009 estimated |
| Population density : | 6.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Number of d. Municipalities: | 19th |
| Telephone code : | |
The microregion Porangatu is located in the mid-west ( Região Central-Oeste ) of Brazil . It is a region in the Brazilian state of Goiás defined by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) for geostatistical purposes . It belongs to the geostatistical mesoregion of North Goiás and comprises 19 municipalities.
Geographical location
The Porangatu microregion borders on the microregions (mesoregions):
- In the north on Gurupis and Rio Formoso ( Ocidental do Tocantins , TO )
- To the east on Dianópolis ( Oriental do Tocantins , TO) and Chapada dos Veadeiros ( North Goiás )
- In the southeast at Entorno de Brasília ( East Goiás )
- In the south at the microregion Ceres ( Central Goiás )
- To the west at São Miguel do Araguaia ( Northwest Goiás )
Parishes in the Porangatu microregion
| local community |
location | Area (km²) |
Population estimated in 2009 |
Population density (inh / km²) |
GDP in 2003 (million R $ ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Horizonte |
 |
503.762 | 3,392 | 6.7 | |
| Amaralina |
 |
1,412.909 | 3,719 | 2.6 | |
| Bonópolis |
 |
1,628,479 | 3,160 | 1.9 | |
| Campinaçu |
 |
1,974,367 | 3,908 | 2.0 | |
| Campsites |
|
1,068.274 | 10,039 | 9.4 | |
| Campos Verdes |
 |
441,702 | 6.331 | 14.3 | |
| Estrela do Norte |
 |
301.641 | 3.223 | 10.7 | |
| Formoso |
 |
844.285 | 8,000 | 9.5 | |
| Mara Rosa |
 |
1,703.948 | 10,360 | 6.1 | |
| Minaçu |
|
2,860.719 | 31,417 | 11.0 | |
| Montividiu do Norte |
 |
1,332,991 | 4,702 | 3.5 | |
| Mutunópolis |
 |
869.033 | 4,086 | 4.7 | |
| Niquelândia |
 |
9,843,170 | 39,803 | 4.0 | |
| Nova Iguaçu de Goiás |
 |
628.44 | 2,678 | 4.3 | |
| Porangatu |
 |
4,820,485 | 40,469 | 8.4 | |
| Santa Tereza de Goiás |
 |
794.553 | 4.141 | 5.2 | |
| Santa Terezinha de Goiás |
 |
1,202.195 | 11,829 | 9.8 | |
| Trombas |
 |
799.123 | 3,683 | 4.6 | |
| Uruaçu |
 |
2,141.776 | 34,470 | 16.1 | |
| Total: |  |
35,171.853 | 229.410 | 6.5 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b IBGE: population estimate as of July 1, 2009 (PDF; 5.6 MB), (Portuguese)