Buritinópolis

Also known as Buritinopolis

Buritinópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Buritinópolis
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Buritinópolis.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Buritinópolis.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Goias Municip Buritinopolis.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Goiás state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central-West

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Location
Demographics
Economy
Health and education
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Buritinópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state.

==Location== Buritinópolis is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region in the area near Simolândia and Alvorada do Norte. It is close to the important BR-020 highway, which connects Brasília with Salvador. Neighboring municipalities are Posse, Simolândia, Alvorada do Norte, Mambaí, and Damianópolis. The distance to Goiânia is 466 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / Alexânia / BR-060 / Planaltina / Formosa / BR-020 / Simolândia / GO-236.