Goianá

Goianá is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. [1][2][3][4] It achieved municipality status in 1995 when it was separated from Rio Novo.[5]

Not to be confused with the Brazilian towns of Goiana in the state of Pernambuco, or Goiânia in Goiás.
Goianá
Municipality
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Goianá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°32′13″S 43°12′7″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionZona da Mata
Time zoneUTC -3

The municipality, along with Rio Novo, is the site of Itamar Franco Regional Airport, which serves the Zona da Mata region.

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References
  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. "Goianá" (in Portuguese). Pouso & Prosa. Retrieved 4 December 2017.


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