Itapirapuã

Itapirapuã is a Brazilian municipality with 8,000 inhabitants in the state of Goiás in the mesoregion Northwest Goiás and in the micro- region of Rio Vermelho. It is located west of the Brazilian capital Brasília and Goiânia northwest of the capital. Itapirapuã is a large cattle producer.

Geographical location

Itapirapuã has municipal boundaries in

• North with Britânia and Matrinchã
• Goiás Velho East
• South with Novo Brasil
• West with Jussara and Santa Fé de Goiás

The municipality is situated on the banks of the Rio Itapirapuã, a right tributary of the Rio Vermelho, and at the Brazilian federal highway BR- 070th To the north the state road goianische GO- 070 branches off to Aruanã, which leads from the east of Goiânia Goiás Velho via Itaberaí and after Itapirapuâ.

Climate, geography and vegetation

The climate is typically tropical with high summer temperatures around 30 ° C and heavy rain. In winter, they remain dry and drought. The vegetation is characterized by forests and savannas.