Catalão is the seat of the Catalão Microregion which includes 11 cities with a total population of 114,686 inhabitants in an area of 15,238.60 km².

Located in a region of fertile soil rich in phosphates, with excellent highway and railway connections, and watered by several rivers, the municipality has been experiencing rapid growth in recent years and is the third largest payer of state taxes.

The city lies a short distance north of the border with the state of Minas Gerais where a large dam over the Paranaíba River, the Barragem de Emborcação, separates the two states.
 It is connected by paved highway with Goiânia (253 km.),
Brasília (330 km.),
and Uberlândia (114), in the rich Mineiro Triangle.

Highway connections with Goiânia are by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / BR-352 / Pires do Rio / GO-330 / Ipameri.

Municipal boundaries are with:
North: Campo Alegre de Goiás
South: Davinópolis, Ouvidor, Três Ranchos, and Cumari
East: Minas Gerais
West: Goiandira and Ipameri
Catalão is connected to the East West railroad system and to the future North-South system, which begins in Anápolis.
 It also has an airport with a runway for small and medium-sized planes, 1,400 meters long, paved, and lit at night.
Catalão is the seat of the Catalão Microregion which includes 11 cities with a total population of 114,686 inhabitants in an area of 15,238.60 km².
Located in a region of fertile soil rich in phosphates, with excellent highway and railway connections, and watered by several rivers, the municipality has been experiencing rapid growth in recent years and is the third largest payer of state taxes.
The city lies a short distance north of the border with the state of Minas Gerais where a large dam over the Paranaíba River, the Barragem de Emborcação, separates the two states.  It is connected by paved highway with Goiânia (253 km.), Brasília (330 km.), and Uberlândia (114), in the rich Mineiro Triangle.
Highway connections with Goiânia are by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / BR-352 / Pires do Rio / GO-330 / Ipameri.
Municipal boundaries are with:
North: Campo Alegre de Goiás
South: Davinópolis, Ouvidor, Três Ranchos, and Cumari
East: Minas Gerais
West: Goiandira and Ipameri
Catalão is connected to the East West railroad system and to the future North-South system, which begins in Anápolis.  It also has an airport with a runway for small and medium-sized planes, 1,400 meters long, paved, and lit at night.
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