For the South American bird, see Musician Wren.
Uirapuru is a small town and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Uirapuru is in the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion, west of the important BR-153 highway. It is connected by a paved road to Crixás, 35 kilometers to the south.The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 367 km. Highway connections are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rianápolis / Rialma / GO-336 / Itapaci / GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás / Santa Terezinha de Goiás / GO-347 / Crixás / GO-156. [1]Municipal boundaries are with:
north: Mundo Novo
south: Crixás
east: Nova Crixás
west: Santa Terezinha de Goiás
Political information
Mayor: Inácio da Luz Araújo (January 2005)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 2,414 (April/2006)
Demographic information
Population density: 2.67 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 1,405 (2000)
Rural population: 1,638 (2000)
Population growth