Itumbiara
| Itumbiara | |||
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| Municipality | |||
| The Municipality of Itumbiara | |||
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 Location in the state of Goiás. |
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| Coordinates: 18°25′0″S 49°13′0″W / 18.41667°S 49.21667°WCoordinates: 18°25′0″S 49°13′0″W / 18.41667°S 49.21667°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Meia Ponte Microregion | ||
| State | Goiás | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Francisco Domingues de Faria (PTB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2.461.280 km2 (0.950 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 100 548 | ||
| • Density | 37.71/km2 (97.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| HDI (2010) | 0,752 – high | ||
| Website | City of Itumbiara | ||
Itumbiara is a municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2015 was of 100,548 in a total area of 2,461,3 km² (2002). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goiás and is a major producer of soybeans, corn, cattle, and milk.
Itumbiara lies 197 kilometers south of the state capital, Goiânia, and is on the state boundary with Minas Gerais.
There are road connections with Goiânia and São José do Rio Preto, state of São Paulo, by the national highway, BR 153. Brazil's most popular hot springs, Caldas Novas and Rio Quente, are located a short distance to the north.
The territory of the municipality is crossed by the Paranaíba River, the Meia Ponte, the Rio dos Bois and by several small rivers and streams.
(Sepin/IBGE)
In 1824 the road was completed linking Uberaba and Anhanguera on the border between Goiás and Minas Gerais. The government installed a tax collection post and the site was called "Porto de Santa Rita" or just "Porto". Soon a chapel was built dedicated to Santa Rita and the settlement was known as Santa Rita do Paranaíba, after the great river that divides Minas and Goiás. In 1909 a suspension bridge was built over the river. In 1909 Santa Rita do Paranaíba became a municipality. In 1943 the name was changed to Itumbiara (from a Tupi–Guarani language, meaning "Pathway to the Waterfall"), after a road built by Engineer Inácio Pais Leme connecting the town with Cachoeira Dourada, 40 km. away. Histórico dos Municípios In 1966 the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara.
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