Formosa
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Vinony's link graph records 271 inbound references to Formosa, and connects out to Brazil, Brasília and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map in BR.
It is catalogued under the topic Municipalities in Goiás.
Vinony links it to 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Central-West
- State
- Goiás
- Demonym
- formosense
- Founded
- August 1, 1843
- Mayor
- Ernesto Roller (MDB)
- Total
- 5,813.637 km (2,244.658 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 916 m (3,005 ft)
- Estimate 2025
- 121,559
- Density
- 19.8962/km (51.5308/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−3 ( BRT )
- Website
- www .formosa .go .gov .br
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- formosense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Goiás
- Population
- 62982
- Area
- 5806.891
- Elevation
- 916
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Shares border with
- Buritis
- Official website
- www.formosa.go.gov.br
- Image
- Igrejachurch (Formosa, Goiás, Brasil)..jpg
- Dialing code
- 61
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- Commons category
- Formosa (Goiás)
- Human Development Index
- 0.744
- inception
- 1843-08-01
- electorate
- 73174
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Encyclopedic overview
Formosa is a municipality located in the state of Goiás, Brazil, approximately 80 kilometers northeast of Brasília. The population was 115,669 (2022 Census) in a total area of 5,813.637 km. Formosa is known for its waterfalls and natural environment. It is a large producer of cattle and grains and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state.
A bucolic street scene in Formosa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Formosa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.