Formosa is a municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 115,901 inhabitants in the municipality, against 100,085 at the 2010 census and 78,651 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Formosa at latitude -15.53722 and longitude -47.33444, about 915 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as a populated place. Formosa is not the capital of Goiás, which is Goiânia. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Goiás municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Formosa Municipality 78,651 100,085 115,901
2. GeoNames: Formosa
GeoNames page, Population
Population 115,901
GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
SRTM3 915 m
GeoNames page, Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
Coordinates -15.53722, -47.33444
Elevation
SRTM3 915 m
Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
Brazil BR Country
On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
South America
In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
Brazil BR Country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cellQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-15.75 -47.25 Aw
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