Aragarças
| Aragarças | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Aragarças
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| Coordinates: 15°54′09″S 52°14′31″W / 15.90250°S 52.24194°WCoordinates: 15°54′09″S 52°14′31″W / 15.90250°S 52.24194°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Aragarças Microregion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 660.6 km2 (255.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 17,156 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 76240-000 |
Aragarças is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil.
Aragarças is the most important town in the Aragarças Microregion. It is 410 km. from the state capital, Goiânia on the confluence of two important rivers, the Garças and the Araguaia River.
Highway connections with Goiânia are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Turvânia / Israelândia / Iporá / Piranhas / BR-158 / Bom Jardim de Goiás.
Municipal boundaries are with:
It is separated from Barra do Garças in Mato Grosso by a bridge over the Araguaia River. The main highway connections are made by BR-158, BR-70, GO-194 and GO-060.
Aragarças Airport is a small airfield that serves mainly private aircraft with one single paved runway. The airfield has no terminal building with just a small hangar. The closest airport is SBBW.
The municipality is served by three major roads:
The main economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and tourism. The population was employed in transformation industries, commerce (174 units), hotels and restaurants, and public administration (297 workers). The informal economy is also very strong. In recent years tourism has become one of the main sources of income, since the area is surrounded by great natural beauty. It is one of the most visited touristic points in the state, especially in the months of June and July, when enormous sandbanks are exposed on the Araguaia River, creating kilometers of pristine beaches. The Araguaia is a sought after location for sport fishing.
There were 26,500 cattle registered in 2006. The main agricultural products were rice and corn. There was also production of charcoal and hardwoods.
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