Nova Crixás
| Nova Crixás | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Nova Crixás
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| Coordinates: 14°05′53″S 50°19′26″W / 14.09806°S 50.32389°WCoordinates: 14°05′53″S 50°19′26″W / 14.09806°S 50.32389°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 12,603 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 76520-000 |
Nova Crixás is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state and is the largest producer of beef cattle in the state.
Nova Crixás is located in the Araguaia River valley and is part of the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion. There are municipal boundaries with Crixás, Mundo Novo, Aruanã, São Miguel do Araguaia, Mozarlândia and the state of Mato Grosso. Neighboring towns are far away. Mundo Novo is 42 km. to the north; Crixás is 67 km. to the southeast; and Mozarlândia is 85 km. to the south. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 370 km. Highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / Itaberaí / BR-070 / Goiás / GO-164 / Araguapaz.
The name is derived from the name of the town of Crixás and the Rio Crixás Mirim, which crosses the municipality and flows north into the Araguaia River.
The region is bathed by numerous springs and rivers, with the most important being Araguaia River, Peixe River, and two lakes, Lago Redondo and Lago Maravilha. These bodies of water constitute a great attraction for tourists to the region.
Nova Crixás began in the 1970s when the family of José Alves Moreira, from Minas Gerais, acquired lands in the region for the practice of agriculture. The town began to grow with the building of highway G0-174, linking Goiânia to São Miguel do Araguaia. In 1980 it was dismembered from Crixás and became a district and municipality.
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