| Buriti de Goiás | |
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| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 200.0 km² |
| Population: | 2,238 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 520m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76152-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anicuns Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1993 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 174 km. |
| Website: | none |
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Buriti de Goiás is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
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Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 58 kilometers northeast to Buriti de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Córrego do Ouro, Fazenda Nova, Novo Brasil, Goiás, Mossâmedes, and Sanclerlândia
The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 24,000 head of cattle, including 3,570 head of milking cows. There was modest production of rice, bananas, coconut, papaya, manioc, corn, and hearts of palm.