Itapaci

History

The settlement began in the 1920s on the lands of the Água Fria and Barra cattle ranches. Land was donated by a rancher called Domiciano Rodrigues Peixoto and a cross was erected in 1935. The first name was Água Fria, later changed to Floresta. In 1938 it became a district with the name Itapaci, which means "Beautiful Rock". In 1945 it was raised to municipal status.

Geography

Itapaci is located on the São Patrício Pequeno River in the Ceres Microregion. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 230 kilometers. Highway connections are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / GO-336. See [https://web.archive.org/web/20090205080546/http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/pub/anuario/2005/transporte/tab01_transporte.htm Seplan] for the complete list. Neighboring municipalities are: Crixás, Guarinos, Hidrolina, Ipiranga de Goiás, Nova América, Nova Glória, Pilar de Goiás, Rubiataba and São Luíz do Norte. *The climate is tropical humid with high maximum temperatures that can reach 37 °C. The natural resources of the town are its mineral wealth. There are deposits of mica, crystal, asbestos, and gold. In the forests there are stands of hardwood. *District: Aparecida de Goiás. *Village: Ponte Nova. *Hamlets: Santo Agostinho, São José do Caiamar, Vila Santana and Vila Trindade.

Most-observed species

• Black-fronted Nunbird

  Monasa nigrifrons (von Spix, 1824) · Aves
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• Small-billed Tinamou

  Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
  4
• Undulated Tinamou

  Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815) · Aves
  4
• Rufous Casiornis

  Casiornis rufus (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
  4
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4
• Black-capped Antwren

  Herpsilochmus atricapillus Pelzeln, 1868 · Aves
  4
• Squirrel Cuckoo

  Piaya cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4
• Southern Lapwing

  Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
  4