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Goiatuba is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 34,202 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 2,470.3 km2. Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn.

Goiatuba, Brazil
Municipality
Municipality of Goiatuba
Nickname(s): 
The Princess of the South
Location of Goiatuba
Goiatuba, Brazil
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 18°0′40″S 49°21′25″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Goiás
FoundedJanuary 21, 1931
Government
  MayorZezinho Vieira(PP)
Area
  Total2,470.307 km2 (953.791 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total34,202
  Density13.13/km2 (34.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
75600-000
Area code(s)+55 64
WebsiteGoiatuba, Goiás

Climate and Location


The average elevation is 775 meters, with an annual temperature average of 22 °C. The climate is typically tropical, moist and hot, with well-defined dry and rainy seasons. Average temperatures vary between 19 °C and 30 °C.

Goiatuba is about 50 kilometers north of the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary with the state of Minas Gerais. It is 10 kilometers from the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Itumbiara with the state capital, Goiânia. The distance to Goiânia is 176 kilometers.

Municipal boundaries are:


Demographics



Economy


The economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising, but Goiatuba has several large enterprises. The areas are diverse: poultry processing, automobile sales, dairy products, and agricultural equipment. There is an alcohol distillery—Goiasa (Goiatuba Álcool ltda.), a seed producer—Sementes Selecta, a bed clothing factory—Bouquet, a dairy—Laticínio Polenghi (which produces most of the ice cream sold by McDonald's in Brazil), and two fertilizer plants—Adubos Sul Goiano, Adubos Terra Verde.


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Education and health


(Sepin/IBGE)


Political information


Mayor: Reinaldo Cândido da Silva (January 2013) City council: 9


Prosperity


The municipality is one of the most prosperous in the state. Goiatuba got a score of 0.812 on the UN Human Development Index, putting it in 4th place out of 242 municipalities in the state. Nationally it was ranked 350 out of 5,507 municipalities. For the complete list see Frigoletto


Origin of the name


Goiatuba became a city in 1931, and the origin of the name is curious: "Goia" comes from the Goia Indians and "Tuba" is a Tupi-Guarani word meaning "big". So, Goiatuba is the same as "big Goiás".


History


The settlement of the region took place in 1860 when ranchers from Minas Gerais settled to raise cattle and grow crops. In 1892 land was donated to establish a town. The first name was "Bananeiras" because of the abundance of this fruit in the region. With the building of the first chapel the town was called São Sebastião das Bananeiras. In 1900 it was elevated to a district and became a municipality in 1931.


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На других языках


- [en] Goiatuba

[ru] Гоятуба

Гоятуба (порт. Goiatuba) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Гояс. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Гойас. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Мея-Понти. Население составляет 32 066 человек на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 2 475,107 км². Плотность населения — 13,0 чел./км².



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