Buriti de Goiás
| Buriti de Goiás | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Buriti de Goiás
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| Coordinates: 16°09′S 50°26′W / 16.150°S 50.433°WCoordinates: 16°09′S 50°26′W / 16.150°S 50.433°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Anicuns Microregion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200.0 km2 (77.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,238 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 76152-000 |
Buriti de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 58 kilometers northeast to Buriti de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Córrego do Ouro, Fazenda Nova, Novo Brasil, Goiás, Mossâmedes, and Sanclerlândia.
The municipality contains part of the 26,626 hectares (65,790 acres) Serra Dourada State Park, created in 2003.
The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 24,000 head of cattle, including 3,570 head of milking cows. There was modest production of rice, bananas, coconut, papaya, manioc, corn, and hearts of palm.
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