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Piranhas

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Total population

11,712

Coordinates-16.43°, -51.82°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Piranhas is a small town in Goiás, Brazil. Located at -16.425°, -51.823°, Piranhas occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 11,712. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.4252
Longitude
-51.8231
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Indian Heliotrope
    Heliotropium indicum L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Gulf Fritillary
    Dione vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • Brazilian tapir
    Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1
  • Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
    Tachornis squamata (Cassin, 1853) · Aves
    1
  • Striated Heron
    Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1
  • Sensitive plant, Sensitive Grass, Humble Plant, Sleepy plant, Sleeping grass, Shy plant, Shameplant, Shame Bush, Shame Face, Shame Lady, Shame Weed, Shameful plant, Dead-and-awake, Live-and-die, Mimosa, Action plant, Touch-me-not
    Mimosa pudica L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Bellyache bush, Black physicnut, Cotton-leaf physicnut, American purging nut, Cotton-leaf jatropha, Purging nut, Red fig-nut flower, Wild cassava
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Goiás

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Tachornis squamata
Seen 2025-09-13
Tityus trivittatus
Tityus trivittatus
Tityus trivittatus
Seen 2024-12-17
Green Iguana
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Seen 2024-11-24
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
Seen 2024-01-03
Giant Jawed Sawyer
Giant Jawed Sawyer
Macrodontia cervicornis
Seen 2021-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
5217203
UF
GO
Mesorregião
Noroeste Goiano
Microrregião
Aragarças

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br