São Domingos, Goiás
| São Domingos | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 São Domingos
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| Coordinates: 13°24′27″S 46°18′51″W / 13.40750°S 46.31417°WCoordinates: 13°24′27″S 46°18′51″W / 13.40750°S 46.31417°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Vão do Paranã |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,295.5 km2 (1,272.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 677 m (2,221 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 9,201 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 73860-000 |
São Domingos is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of beef cattle but is one of the poorest towns in the state.
São Domingos is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region and is 400 km. from Brasília and 641 km. from the state capital, Goiânia. It is the furthest municipality in the state from Goiânia
Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / GO-118 / BR-010 / São João d'Aliança / Alto Paraíso de Goiás / BR-010 / GO-118 / Teresina de Goiás / Monte Alegre de Goiás / GO-447 / Vazante / Divinópolis de Goiás / GO-463. (64 km. unpaved road)
Neighboring municipalities are Divinópolis de Goiás (north); Guarani de Goiás (south); Iaciara (west); the state of Bahia (east).
The area is very rich in wood, especially cedar, aroeira, ipê, peroba, braúna, vinhático and umburana. Vegetation is typically savanna (cerrado) with pequi and buriti trees. The climate is humid tropical with an average annual temperature of 26 °C.
The settlement of this town began at the end of the eighteenth century on the banks of the present-day São Domingos River. The first settlement was called "Arraial Velho" but it soon fell into ruin. In 1821 the Portuguese Domingos and José Valente arrived seeking gold. They brought an image of São Domingos Gusmão, which gave the name to the town and the river that passes nearby. The town grew and in 1835 it became a district of Arraias, which is now part of In 1854 it became a municipality, one of the oldest in the state of Goiás.
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