This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
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Ordered by regions
[edit]Ordered by population
[edit]List of municipalities in Goiás by population, in descending order, based on estimates from IBGE for 1 July 2005.
More than 500,000 inhabitants
[edit]Municipality | Population (IBGE Jul/2007) | |
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1 | Goiânia | 1,244,645 |
More than 100,000 inhabitants
[edit]Municipality | Population (IBGE Jul/2007) | |
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2 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 475,303 |
3 | Anápolis | 325,544 |
4 | Luziânia | 196,046 |
5 | Rio Verde | 149,382 |
6 | Águas Lindas de Goiás | 131,884 |
7 | Valparaíso de Goiás | 114,450 |
More than 50,000 inhabitants
[edit]Municipality | Population (IBGE 2007) | |
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8 | Trindade | 97,491 |
9 | Formosa | 90,212 |
10 | Itumbiara | 88,109 |
11 | Novo Gama | 83,599 |
12 | Jataí | 81,972 |
13 | Planaltina | 76,376 |
14 | Catalão | 75,623 |
15 | Senador Canedo | 70,599 |
16 | Caldas Novas | 62,204 |
17 | Santo Antônio do Descoberto | 55,621 |
18 | Goianésia | 53,86 |
More than 25,000 inhabitants
[edit]Municipality | Population (IBGE 2007) | |
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19 | Cidade Ocidental | 48,589 |
20 | Mineiros | 45,189 |
21 | Inhumas | 44,983 |
22 | Porangatu | 39,238 |
23 | Morrinhos | 38,997 |
24 | Jaraguá | 38,968 |
25 | Niquelândia | 38,517 |
26 | Quirinópolis | 38,064 |
27 | Cristalina | 36,614 |
28 | Santa Helena de Goiás | 35,027 |
29 | Uruaçu | 33,382 |
30 | Goiatuba | 31,225 |
31 | Iporá | 31,060 |
32 | Minaçu | 31,041 |
33 | Itaberaí | 30,609 |
34 | Posse | 28,850 |
35 | São Luís de Montes Belos | 26,784 |
36 | Pires do Rio | 26,657 |
More than 10,000 inhabitants
[edit]Municipality | Population (IBGE Jul/2005) | |
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37 | Itapuranga | 24,832 |
38 | Padre Bernardo | 24,655 |
39 | Goiás | 24,472 |
41 | Piracanjuba | 24,252 |
42 | Ipameri | 23,777 |
43 | Goianira | 23,613 |
44 | São Miguel do Araguaia | 22,468 |
45 | Alexânia | 22,287 |
46 | Nerópolis | 22,081 |
47 | Bela Vista de Goiás | 21,611 |
48 | Pirenópolis | 21,241 |
49 | Acreúna | 20,959 |
50 | Jussara | 19,481 |
51 | Anicuns | 19,097 |
52 | Ceres | 19,026 |
53 | Silvânia | 19,022 |
54 | Rubiataba | 18,965 |
55 | Palmeiras de Goiás | 18,566 |
56 | Campos Belos | 18,489 |
57 | Aragarças | 18,378 |
58 | Bom Jesus de Goiás | 17,764 |
59 | Cocalzinho de Goiás | 17,299 |
60 | Pontalina | 17,257 |
61 | Guapó | 15,199 |
62 | Caiapônia | 15,148 |
63 | São Simão | 15,091 |
64 | Hidrolândia | 14,860 |
65 | Itapaci | 14,732 |
66 | Uruana | 14,051 |
67 | Orizona | 13,440 |
68 | Indiara | 13,052 |
69 | Goianápolis | 12,825 |
70 | Abadiânia | 12,736 |
71 | Vianópolis | 12,699 |
72 | Itapirapuã | 11,986 |
73 | Piranhas | 11,959 |
74 | Mozarlândia | 11,880 |
75 | Crixás | 11,818 |
76 | Iaciara | 11,758 |
77 | Paraúna | 11,462 |
78 | Mara Rosa | 11,406 |
79 | Nova Crixás | 11,035 |
80 | Rialma | 11,023 |
81 | Edéia | 10,990 |
82 | Campinorte | 10,508 |
83 | Caçu | 10,166 |
84 | Petrolina de Goiás | 10,155 |
85 | Firminópolis | 10,004 |
86 | Maurilândia | 10,001 |
More than 5,000 inhabitants
[edit]Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants
[edit]Ordered by area and population
[edit]This is a list of municipalities in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Population figures are estimates from 2005. Area figures are from 2002.
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Largest in area | Niquelândia | 9,843.0 km2 (3,800.4 sq mi) |
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Smallest in area | Palmelo | 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi) |
Highest in elevation | Alto Paraíso de Goiás | 1,183 metres (3,881 ft) |
Most densely populated | Goiânia | 1,624.1 inhabitants/km2 (2005) |
Most sparsely populated | Serranópolis | 1.01 inhabitants/km2 (2005) |
Highest ranking on Human Development Index | Chapadão do Céu | Score of .834 |
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