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Cachoeira Dourada

Cachoeira Dourada
Municipality
Location in Goiás  state
Location in Goiás state
Cachoeira Dourada is located in Brazil
Cachoeira Dourada
Cachoeira Dourada
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 18°29′44″S 49°28′04″W / 18.49556°S 49.46778°W / -18.49556; -49.46778Coordinates: 18°29′44″S 49°28′04″W / 18.49556°S 49.46778°W / -18.49556; -49.46778
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Meia Ponte Microregion
Area
 • Total 521.1 km2 (201.2 sq mi)
Elevation 459 m (1,506 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 7,567
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 75560-000

Cachoeira Dourada is municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,567 (2007) in a total area of 521.1 km².

The municipality of Cachoeira Dourada is located in the extreme south of Goiás at a distance of 258 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It lies on the banks of the Paranaíba and is 31 kilometers southwest of the important city of Itumbiara. It is part of the geographical microregion designated Meia Ponte Microregion.

There are boundaries on the north and east with Itumbiara, on the south with the Paranaíba, and on the west with Inaciolândia. The main access routes are GO-260, GO-153, GO-452, MG-154 and MG-365.

The distance to state capital, Goiânia, is 228 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-153 / Aparecida de Goiânia / Professor Jamil / Serrinha (district) / Itumbiara / BR-452 / GO-206 / BR-483. Source for distances: Sepin

Besides the municipal seat there were the hamlets (Povoados) of Almeirindonópolis, Nilópolis, Pontezinha and Vila Operária da Celg.

(Sepin/IBGE)

Cachoeira Dourada was first made a district of Itumbiara in 1962, becoming a municipality in 1982

The main economic activities are cattle raising (34,190 in 2006), agriculture, and the hydroelectric energy plant. Cotton, corn, and soybeans are the most important crops.

(Sepin/IBGE)

(Sepin/IBGE)

(Sepin/IBGE)

(Frigoletto)


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