Campestre de Goiás | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Goiás state |
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Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 16°45′19″S 49°41′14″W / 16.75528°S 49.68722°WCoordinates: 16°45′19″S 49°41′14″W / 16.75528°S 49.68722°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Central-West Region |
State | Goiás |
Microregion | Vale do Rio dos Bois |
Area | |
• Total | 274.7 km2 (106.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 651 m (2,136 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 3,411 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
Postal code | 75385-000 |
Campestre de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
There are municipal boundaries with:
Campestre is 56 kilometres west of the state capital, Goiânia and 26 kilometers west of Trindade. Connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-050.
The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, and small retail and transformation units.
Animal raising in 2006
Agricultural information 2006
Campestre de Goiás began in 1949 when Dimas and Antônio Viera settled with their families along the banks of the Córrego Campestre. In 1963 it was raised to a district of Trindade, and in the same year was dismembered to create a new municipality.