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Caturaí is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 4, 453 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 206 km². The elevation varies between 700 and 750 meters.

Caturaí is 32 kilometers north of Goiânia and belongs to the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the state capital by highway GO-070. Neighboring municipalities are: Inhumas, Goiânia, Santa Bárbara, Araçu, Avelinópolis, and Trindade.

The climate is tropical with minimum temperatures of 17ºC and maximums of 27ºC. The terrain is flat and is bathed by the Rio Peixe, which has its source in the municipalitiy of Inhumas, and the Rio Anicuns, which forms the boundary with Avelinópolis.

The vegetation is rich in forest and fertile lands. The flora is characterized by cerrado.

The main economic activity is cattle raising, but there are also plantations of beans, soybeans, corn, and peanuts.

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

  • Life expectancy: 70.08
  • Adult literacy rate: 0.812
  • School attendance rate: 0.793
  • MHDI: 0.728
  • State ranking: 152 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,471 (out of 5,505 municipalities)

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