In the north it borders Pires do Rio and Orizona; in the south and the east it borders Ipameri; and in the east it borders Pires do Rio.
The elevation is between 654 and 988 meters with the municipal seat lying at 807 meters.
Political information
Mayor: Ésio Bento Lemos do Prado (January 2005)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 2,535 (December/2007)
Demographics
Population density: 4.35 inhabitants/km2 (2007)
Population in 1980: 3,138
Population in 2007: 2,727
Urban population: 2,212 (2007)
Rural population: 515 (2007)
Population growth rate: -0.46% 1996/2007
The economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
Industrial units: 2 (2007)
Commercial units: 29 (2007)
Financial institutions: - Banco Itaú S.A.
Cattle herd: 49,200 head (9,000 milk cows) (2006)
Poultry: 2,000,000 head (2006)
Main crops: pineapple, rice, bananas, coffee, sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans.
Higher education: Instituto Federal Goiano-IFGOIANO
Adult literacy rate: 88.3% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
Hospitals: 0
Hospital beds: 0
Ambulatory clinics: 1
Infant mortality rate: 24.45 (2000) (national average was 33.0).
History
Urutaí is a town that appeared with the coming of the railroad in 1914. At first houses were built around the railroad station to house workers and soon this settlement grew. In 1947 the town separated from Ipameri to become a municipality.
