Rio Vermelho microregion

Rio Vermelho microregion

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Location of the Rio Vermelho microregion in the Brazilian state of Goiás
Basic data
State :	Brazil Brazil (BRA)
Administrative structure :	Midwest
State :	Goiás
Mesoregion :	Northwest Goiás
Microregion :	Rio Vermelho
Time zone :	UTC -3 summer : UTC-2
Area :	20,205.983 km²
Residents :	87,875
Population density :	4.4 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	9
Telephone code :	+5562

The Rio Vermelho microregion was a microregion defined by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) for internal geostatistical purposes from 1989 to 2017. It was one of a total of 18 microregions in the state of Goiás in the mid-west of Brazil . It belonged to the mesoregion of Northwest Goiás . The namesake is the Rio Vermelho , which starts in the southeast at Goiás Velho and flows through the entire region in the middle to the northwest and flows into the Rio Araguaia at the northwest border . The microregion does not belong to the administrative units of Brazil and was replaced by a different regional division in 2017.

The most important city is Goiás Velho, the former capital of Goiás until 1937. Because of its historic center with many Baroque buildings from the 18th century, the city was in 2002 in the UNESCO - World Heritage List was added.

In the southeast the landscape is shaped by the Serra Dourada . Its highest point is in the south of Goiás Velho with 1056 m. To the northwest of this mountain range extends the slightly hilly Rio Araguaia plain with the lowest point in the region of 286 m near Aruanã .

Geographical location

Surrounding micro and meso regions

The Rio Vermelho microregion bordered the microregions (mesoregions):

In the north at São Miguel do Araguaia ( Northwest Goiás )
In the east to the microregion of Ceres and to Anápolis ( Central Goiás )
In the southeast at Anicuns (Central Goiás)
In the south at Iporá (Central Goiás)
In the southwest at Aragarças (northwest Goiás)
In the northwest at Médio Araguaia (northeast Mato Grosso)

Communities

The following nine municipalities with 46 localities / settlements (port .: distritos, Subdistritos ) belonged to the Rio Vermelho microregion .

local community	Area ( km² )	Residents	Localities	annotation
Araguapaz	2,193.7	7,513	Araguapaz, São José da Fazendinha, Tiririca
Aruanã	3,050.3	7.506	Aruanã, Cangas, Palmeiral, Peixe, Santa Cruz	Mouth of the Rio Vermelho into the Rio Araguaia ; Tourist place
Britânia	1,461.2	5,509	Britânia, Campo Comprido, Cicerlândia, Colorado
Faina	1,944.9	6,980	Jeroaquara, Caiçara, Faina
Goiás Velho	3,108.0	24,745	Antônio Caetano, Areias, Buenolândia , Calcilândia, Davidópolis, Ferreiro, Goiás Velho, São João, São José da Bela Vista, São José da Lajinha, Uvá	Old colonial city and UNESCO - World Heritage Site
Itapirapuã	2,043.7	7,851	Cruzeiro, Itapirapuã, Jacilândia, Trevânia
Jussara	4,092.5	19,086	Betânia, Campo Alegre, Canadá, Cesário, Comendador Marchesi, Jussara, Juscelândia, Marechal Rondon, Mosquito, São Sebastião do Rio Claro, Vila Nova
Matrinchã	1,150.9	4,414	Baunilha, Lua Nova, Matrinchã, Santa Rita
Santa Fe de Goiás	1,160.8	4,768	Santa Fe de Goiás
Total:	20,206.0	88,372

economy

The economy is predominantly characterized by agriculture. The industrial sector consists mainly of small businesses.

Table: PIB by municipalities in Rio Vermelho, 2007

The table below shows the gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices for the three economic sectors , total PIB and rank of the municipalities in Goiás, population and GDP per capita for 2007 (in thousands of R $ ).

local community	agricultural economy	Industry	service performance	Subtotal	Taxes	PIB total	rank	population	PIB per capita (R $)
Araguapaz	18,486	3,244	23,357	45,087	2,401	47,489	137	7,482	6,347
Aruanã	22,183	4,540	28,238	54,961	2,795	57,756	117	6,476	8,919
Britânia	13,901	2,985	21,117	38.003	2,281	40.284	145	5,073	7,941
Faina	20,300	8,118	22,688	51.106	2,723	53,830	126	6,918	7,781
Goiás Velho	40.271	43,033	104.052	187.356	13,015	200,371	49	24,472	8,188
Itapirapuã	28,935	5,718	30,977	65,629	2,562	68.192	105	8,208	8,308
Jussara	46,295	13,386	93,839	153,521	10,431	163,952	62	18,814	8,714
Matrinchã	13.097	2,862	16,527	32,486	1,620	34.106	157	4,325	7,886
Santa Fe de Goiás	19,702	30,152	23,468	73,323	6,533	79,856	93	4,594	17,383
TOTAL: Rio Vermelho	223.170	114.038	364.263	701.471	44,361	745.832		86,362	8,636

Agriculture

The agricultural economy in the Rio Vermelho is strongly influenced by

agriculture
Livestock

In arable farming, maize , cassava and rice are mainly grown with a share of the total Brazilian production of around 0.4%, 5.3% and 3.6% respectively. Soy and beans are grown to a lesser extent . The cultivation of pineapples in 2008 reached about 1.6% of total Brazilian pineapple production.

Table: Harvest yield by municipalities in Rio Vermelho, 2008

local community	Pineapple (piece)	Cotton ( t )	Beans (t)	Corn (t)	Cassava (t)	Water melons (t)	Rice (t)	Soy (t)	Sorghum millets (t)
Araguapaz	150,000			1,680	4,200		400
Aruanã			1,120		700		500	2,380
Britânia			840		840	400	260
Faina	250,000			2,465	1,120		1,100
Goiás Velho			225	9,275	1,800		5,000	1,000
Itapirapuã				2,240	1,960		600
Jussara	375,000	3,000	3,300		3,200		400	1,250
Matrinchã				336	1,820		500	1,134	200
Santa Fe de Goiás		1,175		300	2,100	200	304	625
TOTAL: Rio Vermelho	775,000	4.175	3,525	18,256	17,740	600	9,064	6,389	200

Tourist destinations

Goiás Velho
Aruanã
Serra Dourada nature reserve near Goiás Velho

Individual evidence

↑ First results of the 2010 census in Goiás (PDF; 30 kB), carried out by IBGE .

↑ PIB per municipality in Goiás ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Source: SEPLAN 2007, (Portuguese) @1@ 2

↑ IBGE: Agricultural production 2008 by municipalities ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese)@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.ibge.gov.br

Web links

Brazil portal: State of Goiás in mid-west Brazil
Travel destination Brazil: Midwest Brazil
DNIT : Map of Goiás

[1] First results of the 2010 census in Goiás (PDF; 30 kB), carried out by IBGE .