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Catalão

GO · Center-West

Population: 124,683 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Catalão

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Photo: Vera L. Silva · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Catalão is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. It is located at latitude 18° 9' 57" south and longitude 47° 56' 47" west, at an altitude of 835 meters. According to the 2022 census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population is 114,427 inhabitants, and its GDP recorded in 2021 is more than R$9.92 billion, which made it the third largest economy in Goiás that year. It covers an area of approximately 3,778 km². It also gives its name to the municipal seat district (the other two are Pires Belo and Santo Antônio do Rio Verde) and to a microregion of the state of Goiás, formed by the municipalities of Catalão, Ipameri, Ouvidor, Três Ranchos, Davinópolis, Goiandira, Cumari, Nova Aurora, Anhanguera and Corumbaíba.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

43

GO average (17 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.72 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

3.71 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

36

GO average (17 cities): 57 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

255.68 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR), 256 km in a straight line · 2,806 international departures in 12 months

Climate month by month

Warm Average temperature: 23.9 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))

10 15 20 25 30 35 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 272 mm Feb: 218 mm Mar: 213 mm Apr: 78 mm May: 29 mm Jun: 11 mm Jul: 4 mm Aug: 9 mm Sep: 37 mm Oct: 100 mm Nov: 189 mm Dec: 251 mm Jan: 29.5 °CFeb: 29.8 °CMar: 29.6 °CApr: 29.2 °CMay: 27.8 °CJun: 27.4 °CJul: 27.8 °CAug: 29.8 °CSep: 31.4 °COct: 31.4 °CNov: 29.6 °CDec: 29.5 °C Jan: 20 °CFeb: 20 °CMar: 19.8 °CApr: 18.9 °CMay: 16.5 °CJun: 15.3 °CJul: 15.1 °CAug: 16.5 °CSep: 18.7 °COct: 20 °CNov: 19.7 °CDec: 19.9 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 29.529.829.629.227.827.427.829.831.431.429.629.5
Avg. low (°C) 20.020.019.818.916.515.315.116.518.720.019.719.9
Rain (mm) 2722182137829114937100189251

Weather station Catalão, 1 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Araguari MG · 59 km 56
  2. Caldas Novas GO · 86 km 51
  3. Uberlândia MG · 89 km 57
  4. Itumbiara GO · 136 km 54

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Catalão. Scores use your weights.

  1. Votuporanga SP · Southeast 51
  2. Anápolis GO · Center-West 53
  3. Guaratinguetá SP · Southeast 55
  4. Criciúma SC · South 58
  5. Trindade GO · Center-West 49
  6. Marília SP · Southeast 57

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