Tocantins (state)
Tocantins is a state in central Brazil. The state was made in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989. Palmas is much newer than most cities in the area.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Tocantins in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′S 48°20′W / 10.183°S 48.333°WCoordinates: 10°11′S 48°20′W / 10.183°S 48.333°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Palmas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | José Wilson Siqueira Campos[1] (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277,620.91 km2 (107,190.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Population (2010 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,383,453 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 4.9832450/km2 (12.906545/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 9,607,000,000 (24th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 7,210 (17th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.756 – medium (15th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 77000-000 to 77990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-TO |
| Website | to.gov.br |
The state is the border between the Amazon Rainforest and Brazil's grassy flatlands. The state is very important for raising and selling cows and other farm animals.
Tocantins (state) Media
Amazon rainforest. Nasa MODIS satellite picture.
Parque Estadual do Jalapão, Tocantins, Brasil. Vista do topo da mais alta duna do parque.
Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station
Map of the Province of Araguaia, that would be created during the Empire of Brazil, 1873. Today, Tocantins lies in this area. National Archives of Brazil.
Irrigated rice in Formoso do Araguaia
Descrição_para_sua_foto
The BR-153 (also known as Belém–Brasília Highway) is the main highway of the Tocantins state.
Aeroporto de Palmas a noite
.jpg)
References
- ↑ Siqueira Campos é empossado governador de Tocantins pela quarta vez - 01.01.2011 - Valor Online (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Censo 2010: população do Brasil é de 190.732.694 pessoas
| States of Brazil | 
|
|---|---|
| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.