Anhanguera is part of the Catalão Microregion and is located close to the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais.

Poor highway connections are made with the important cities of Araguari, in the south, and Catalão in a northeast direction.

Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Piracanjuba / GO-217 / GO-139 / Caldas Novas / Corumbaíba / GO-210 / Goiandira / GO-305 / Cumari.

In 1928 he sold the land to Belchior de Godoy, who created lots near the train station and began to sell them to new settlers.

A brick works was built and soon there was a small settlement with the name Anhanguera, after the great pioneer who opened up these lands during the Portuguese colonial period.