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Goiânia

South America

Goiania is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goias, with a population of about 1.54 million, making it the second-largest city in Brazil's Central-West region and the tenth-largest in the country. Built as a planned modernist capital in the 1930s to replace the older colonial town of Goias as state capital, Goiania is known for its wide tree-lined avenues and green spaces and serves as an important agribusiness and commercial hub for central Brazil.

Facts
Population
1,503,256 1
Area (sq km)
789 1
Founding Year
1933 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
749 1
Latitude
16.667 degrees south 1
Longitude
49.25 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
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Capital Of

Goias, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Goiânia - GeoNames
Sources
1. Goiania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, founding
Quote, History section, founding
Goiânia has its origins as a planned city, founded on October 24, 1933, by then Governor Pedro Ludovico to serve as the new state capital and administrative center.
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2. GeoNames: Goiânia - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 766 m
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3. 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 cell -16.75, -49.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -16.75, -49.25
-16.75 -49.25 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Goiânia - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3462377
    -16.67861 -49.25389 P PPLA BR 29 5208707 1536097 766 America/Sao_Paulo
  • Capital Of: Goias, cities500 record 3462377, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 29)
    -16.67861 -49.25389 P PPLA BR 29 5208707 1536097 766 America/Sao_Paulo
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Wikidata: Goiania
Wikidata Q83189, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Goiania (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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