Monte Alegre de Goiás

Montealegre de Goiás is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás in the mesoregion Northern Goiás and in the micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros. It lies north of the Brazilian capital Brasília and Goiânia northeast of the capital.

To Montealegre de Goiás consists of the villages: Araxá, Brejo, Porto Real.

Geographical location

Montealegre de Goiás borders

• To the north by the Oriental mesoregion do Tocantins, TO
• On the northeast by Campos Belus
• To the east by de Goiás Divinópolis
• In the south of Alto Paraíso de Goiás
• On the southeast by São Domingos
• On the southwest by Nova Roma and Teresina de Goiás
• On the west by Cavalcante

Hydrographic location

The hydrographic drained Montealegre de Goiás in the Rio Tocantins - Araguaia basin to the north. Most of the southeastern border is marked by the Rio São Manso, the north-west frontier by the Rio Bezerra and the northern border through its right tributary, the Rio Montes Claros. Both rivers flow as a right tributary to the Rio Paranã, which marks the western boundary of the municipality ..

Climate and vegetation

The climate is typically tropical semi- humid, with high temperatures in summer to 30 ° C with a humidity of 60 -70 % and heavy rainfall. In the winter dryness and drought prevail with a duration of four to five months. The vegetation is characterized by the Cerrado ecosystem.

Economy

The table shows the Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) at current prices for the three sectors of the economy, GDP and total rank of Montealegre de Goiás, population and GDP per capita for 2007 ( in thousands of R $).