Goiatuba is about 50 kilometers north of the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary with the state of Minas Gerais.

Municipal boundaries are: The economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising, but Goiatuba has several large enterprises.

), a seed producer—Sementes Selecta, a bed clothing factory—Bouquet, a dairy—Laticínio Polenghi (which produces most of the ice cream sold by McDonald's in Brazil), and two fertilizer plants—Adubos Sul Goiano, Adubos Terra Verde.

(Sepin/IBGE) Mayor: Reinaldo Cândido da Silva (January 2013) City council: 9 The municipality is one of the most prosperous in the state.

The settlement of the region took place in 1860 when ranchers from Minas Gerais settled to raise cattle and grow crops.