Três Ranchos

Três Ranchos is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Três Ranchos is located in the statistical micro-region of Catalão See and is bordered by:

• North: Ouvidor
• East: Paranaíba River
• South: Catalão and once again by the Paranaíba
• West: Catalão.

Highway Connections

It is connected to the important city of Catalão by highway GO-230, passing through Ouvidor. The distance to Catalão is 28 km.

The distance to Goiânia is 383 km. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / Pires do Rio / BR-352 / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / GO-330 / BR-352. See

There is also a small airport and two ferries that connect with the state of Minas Gerais crossing the artificial lake of Emborcação.

History

Três Ranchos began as a port in 1887 on the Paranaíba River and as a place where diamonds were found. The name comes from three houses, really huts, that served as a resting place for the cattle drivers who passed through the region. With the railroad the settlement grew until it was raised to the category of district in Catalão in 1948. In 1953 it was dismembered becoming a municipality with the name Paranaíba de Goiás. Shortly after the old name Três Ranchos was restored.

Political Information

• Mayor: Nivaldo da Silva Aguiar (January 2005)
• City council: 09 members
• Eligible voters: 2,843 (December/2007)

Demographics

• Population density: 10.15 inhab/km²......
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