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Novo Gama: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
108,219
2026
Population, 2022 census
103,804
2022
Area (km²)
192.3
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
539.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Novo Gama?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Novo Gama at 108,219 on 1 July 2026, the 314th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 16th largest of the 246 municipalities in Goiás state. The 2022 census counted 103,804 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Novo Gama growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Novo Gama grew by 8,808, from 94,996 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 103,804, an average of +0.74% a year; the 139th slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Novo Gama changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Novo Gama's population 4,415 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+4.3%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 107,663 in 2025 and 107,092 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Novo Gama?

Novo Gama covers 192.3 km² and had 539.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 129th most densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Goiás state's population lives in Novo Gama?

Novo Gama holds 1.4% of the estimated 7,495,033 people in Goiás state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Novo Gama a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Novo Gama (as part of the Brasília/DF urban area) as a national metropolis, level 1B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Novo Gama is part of the Região Metropolitana do Entorno do Distrito Federal.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Who runs Novo Gama?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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