Guarani de Goiás
Guarani de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Guarani is a very poor municipality in the northeast of the state. GeographyGuarani belongs to the Vão do Paranã statistical microregion. There are municipal boundaries with São Domingos, Iaciara, Posse, and the state of Bahia Guarani is located south of the Terra Ronca state park and 28 kilometers north of Posse. It is 35 kilometers to the important BR-020 highway, which links Brasília to Salvador. Guarani is crossed by the Frei River, which has one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the region. The distance to Goiânia is 550 km. Connections are made by taking BR-153 / Anápolis / GO-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / Formosa / GO-020 / BR-030 / Vila Boa / Alvorada do Norte / GO-108 / Posse.[2] Demographics
EconomyThe main economic activities are cattle raising, poultry raising, and agriculture (beans, manioc corn, and bananas). There were no hospitals in 2007.
Agricultural data 2006
Health and educationRanking on the Municipal Human Development Index: 0.632
HistoryThe town was first created as a district of the municipality of São Domingos with the name of Guarani in 1919. In 1943 the name was changed to Coatiçaba. In 1963 it was dismembered from São Domingos and formed a new municipality with the name Guarani de Goiás. See alsoReferences
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