Itapaci

Itapaci
Municipality
Location in Goiás state
Itapaci Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 14°57′40″S 49°33′34″W / 14.96111°S 49.55944°W / -14.96111; -49.55944Coordinates: 14°57′40″S 49°33′34″W / 14.96111°S 49.55944°W / -14.96111; -49.55944
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West Region
State	Goiás
Microregion	Ceres
Area
• Total	956 km2 (369 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,458
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code	76360-000

Itapaci is a municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 18,458 in 2010 (IBGE). The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² (10/10/2002).

The settlement began in the 1920s on the lands of the Água Fria and Barra cattle ranches. Land was donated by a rancher called Domiciano Rodrigues Peixoto and a cross was erected in 1935. The first name was Água Fria, later changed to Floresta. In 1938 it became a district with the name Itapaci, which means "Beautiful Rock". In 1945 it was raised to municipal status.

Itapaci is located on the São Patrício Pequeno River in the Ceres Microregion. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 230 kilometers. Highway connections are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / GO-336. See Seplan for the complete list.

Neighboring municipalities are: Crixás, Guarinos, Hidrolina, Ipiranga de Goiás, Nova América, Nova Glória, Pilar de Goiás, Rubiataba and São Luíz do Norte.

Data obtained by the 2010 Census conducted by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)

The economy is based on livestock raising, agriculture, and services. In 2006 there were 425 farms with a total area of 51,805 hectares, of which 3,500 hectares were cropland and 38,600 hectares were pasture. Cattle raising is the main economic activity with 75,000 head in 2006. There are plantations of rice, beans, corn, peanuts, and manioc. The main crop was sugarcane with 4,800 ha. planted in 2006 and a production of 384,000 tons.

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