Vão do Paranã microregion

Vão do Paranã microregion

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Location of the Vão do Paranã microregion in Goiás
Basic data
State :	Brazil Brazil (BRA)
Administrative structure :	Midwest
State :	Goiás Goiás (GO)
Mesoregion :	East Goiás
Time zone :	UTC -3 summer : UTC-2
Area :	17,388.823 km²
Residents :	109,228 IBGE : 2009 estimated
Population density :	6.3 inhabitants / km²
Number of d. Municipalities:	12
Telephone code :	+5561

The microregion Vão do Paranã (German: Paranã level ) is located in the mid-west ( Região Central-Oeste ) of Brazil . It is a region in the Brazilian state of Goiás determined for statistical purposes by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) and belongs to the mesoregion of East Goiás . It comprises 20 communities.

Geographical location

The Vão do Paranã microregion borders on the microregions (mesoregions):

In the west and north at Chapada dos Veadeiros ( North Goiás )
To the east at Barreiras and Santa Maria da Vitória (both in Extremo Oeste Baiano , BA )
To the south at Unaí ( Noroeste de Minas , MG )
In the southwest at Entorno de Brasília

Parishes in the Vão do Paranã microregion

local community	Area (km²)	Population estimated in 2009	Inhabitant / km²
Alvorada do Norte	1,259.495	8,666	6.9
Buritinópolis	268.115	3,573	13.3
Damianópolis	415,349	3,678	8.9
Divinópolis de Goiás	831.134	5,570	6.7
Flores de Goiás	3,709	11,483	3.1
Guarani de Goiás	1,229.122	4,093	3.3
Iaciara	1,625,284	12,855	7.9
Mambaí	859.555	7.096	8.3
Posse	1,949.632	31,257	16.0
São Domingos	3,295.558	10.116	3.1
Simolândia	347.823	7,331	21.1
Sítio d'Abadia	1,598,337	3,510	2.2
Total:	17,388,823	109,228	6.3