Santa Rita do Araguaia
| Santa Rita do Araguaia | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Santa Rita do Araguaia
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| Coordinates: 17°18′52″S 53°11′57″W / 17.31444°S 53.19917°WCoordinates: 17°18′52″S 53°11′57″W / 17.31444°S 53.19917°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Sudoeste de Goiás |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,361.7 km2 (525.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,873 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 75840-000 |
Santa Rita do Araguaia is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil.
Santa Rita is located on the Araguaia River and is connected to the state capital, Goiânia by highway BR-364. It is 91 kilometers west of regional center, Mineiros. The distance to state capital, Goiânia is 516 km. Highway connections are made from Goiânia by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 / BR-364 / Mineiros / BR-384. Sepin
Municipal boundaries are with:
The origin of Santa Rita do Araguaia, located on the right bank of the Rio Araguaia, opposite the city of Alto Araguaia in Mato Grosso, was the Araguaia ranch, bought in 1854 by José Manoel Vilela. He reserved a large area for a settlement called Santa Rita dos Impossíveis. Later the name was changed to Santa Rita do Araguaia. In 1911 it became a district in the municipality of Mineiros. In 1943 the name was changed to "Ivapé", an Indigenous word meaning "road of fruit". In 1953 the town became a municipality with its present name.
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
Municipal Human Development Index
Data are from 2000
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