The state of Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

 is divided into 18 statistical microregions by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatístic (IBGE). These have no administrative function but are used only for statistics. The total area of the state is 341,289 km2 and the population is 5,450,303 as of 2007.
Thirty seven percent of the population--2,032,305--resides in the Goiânia Microregion

Goiânia Microregion

The Goiânia Microregion is a region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 17 municipalities with a population of 2,032,305 in a total area of 6,848.00 km²....

 and 17.6%--960,141-- of the population resides in the Entorno de Brasília Microregion. The GDP of the state of Goiás was R$ 50,536 billion in 2005, the last year data was gathered.

Microregions of Goiás

Microregion	Area {km²)	% of the state area {km²)	Inhabitants in 1980	Inhabitants in 2007	% of the state population	GDP (R$1,000.00) in 2005	% of state GDP (R$1,000.00) in 2005
Anápolis Anápolis Microregion The Anápolis Microregion is a region of central Goiás state, Brazil, including municipalities surrounding the city of Anápolis. For a map see *Population: 517,221 inhabitants *Cities: 19*Total Area: 8,386.80 km²...	8,387	2.4	350,317	517,221	9.4	3,851,580	7.6
Anicuns Anicuns Microregion The Anicuns Microregion is a geographical division in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is made up of 13 municipalities located near Anicuns, a small city and municipality west of Goiânia...	5,483	1.6	101,813	100,759	1.8	694,825	1.3
Aragarças Aragarças Microregion The Aragarças Microregion is a geographical division in Goiás state, Brazil. It consists of 7 municipalities located near Aragarças in western Goiás. For a map see -Important Data :*Population: 53,541*Cities: 7*Total Area: 11,091.90 km²...	11,092	3.2	48,346	53,541	0.9	322,068	0.6
Catalão Catalão Microregion The Catalão Microregion is a statistical microregion created by IBGE in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.*Population: 131.741 inhabitants *Cities: 11*Total Area: 15,238.60 km²...	15,239	4.4	90,159	133,156	2,4	3,352,117	6.6
Ceres Ceres Microregion The Ceres Microregion is located in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 22 cities with a total population of 215,820 inhabitants . The total area is 13,224.40 km² and the population density is 16.32 inhab/km². The most important cities are Ceres and Goianésia.The most populous...	13,224	3.8	190,414	215,820	3.9	1,432,288	2.8
Chapada dos Veadeiros Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion The Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion is an IBGE statistical region in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 8 cities with a population of 60,267 in a total area of 21,476 km²...	21,476	6.3	39,814	60,267	1,1	408,374	0.8
Entorno de Brasília	38,212	11.2	259,804	960,141	17,6	4,764,348	9.4
Goiânia Goiânia Microregion The Goiânia Microregion is a region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 17 municipalities with a population of 2,032,305 in a total area of 6,848.00 km²....	6,848	2.0	863,065	2,032,305	37.2	18,510,977	36.6
Iporá Iporá Microregion The Iporá Microregion is a geographical region in central-western Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Iporá. For a map see -Important Data :*Population: 58,845 *Cities: 10*Total Area: 7,096.60 km²...	7,097	2.0	66,349	58,845	1.0	351,519	0.6
Meia Ponte Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE . It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 cities with a total population of 338,147 inhabitants . The total area is 21,229.00 km² and the population density is 14.39 inhab/km²...	21,229	6.2	232,807	338,147	6.2	4,033,284	7.9
Pires do Rio Pires do Rio Microregion The Pires do Rio Microregion is a statistical region of south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Pires do Rio. The area includes 10 cities with a population of 90,327 in an area of 9,449.80 km²...	9,450	2.7	69,081	90,327	1.6	788,161	1.5
Porangatu Porangatu Microregion The Porangatu Microregion is a statistical region created by IBGE in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Porangatu...	35,287	10.3	198,609	220,794	4.0	1,874,454	3,7
Quirinópolis Quirinópolis Microregion The Quirinópolis Microregion is a region in south Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 8 municipalities with a population of 95,094 and a total area of 16,117.60 km². The population density was 5.89 km²...	16,118	4.7	86,242	95,094	1.7	1,520,155	3.0
Rio Vermelho Rio Vermelho Microregion The Rio Vermelho Microregion is a geographical region in central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Goiás, also known as Goiás Velho. The Rio Vermelho, a tributary of the Araguaia River flows through the region...	20,277	5.9	87,039	86,362	1,5	663,131	1.3
São Miguel do Araguaia São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion The São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion is a geographical region in northwest Goiás state, Brazil. There are 7 cities in the region with a total population of 68,888 inhabitants in an area of 24,471.80 km²...	24,472	7.2	61,463	76,625	1.4	696,474	1.3
Sudoeste de Goiás	56,293	16.5	224,540	397,387	7.3	5,497,824	10.8
Vale do Rio dos Bois Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion is a statistical region in central Goiás state, Brazil. It lies west of the state capital, Goiânia-Important Data :*Population: 107,317 inhabitants*Cities: 13*Total Area: 13,653.60 km²...	13,654	4.0	82,414	107,317	1.9	1,336,258	2.6
Vão do Paranã Vão do Paranã Microregion The Vão do Paranã is a statistical micro-region created by IBGE in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.*Population: 102,927 inhabitants *Cities: 12...	17,453	5.1	68,849	102,927	1.8	438,245	0.8