Araguapaz

Araguapaz is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population is 7,783 (2020) in a total area of 2,194 km2. It is a major producer of cattle.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Araguapaz
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasaoaraguapaz.png
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Araguapaz.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Goias Municip Araguapaz.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Goiás state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central-West
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Goiás
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: araguapaense
Population: 7795
Area: 2193.700
Elevation: 304
Dialing code: 62

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Commons category: Araguapaz
Human Development Index: 0.674
electorate: 6060

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Location and Municipal Boundaries
Demographic and Political Data
Economic Information
Health and education
History
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Araguapaz is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population is 7,783 (2020) in a total area of 2,194 km2. It is a major producer of cattle.

==Location and Municipal Boundaries== Araguapaz is located 268 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Goiânia, in the Rio Vermelho Microregion. Connections with Goiânia are made by highways GO-070 / Goianira / Itaberaí / Goiás / GO-164 / Faina. Highway GO-530 continues northwest for 53 kilometers to Aruanã on the Araguaia River.