Tocantins

- 10.19 - 48.17Koordinaten: 10 ° S, 48 ° W

Tocantins is a state of Brazil.

Geography

Tocantins borders the Brazilian states of Maranhão (Northeast), Piauí and Bahia ( East), Goiás (south), Mato Grosso (west ) and Pará ( north-west ). The state is part of the Greater Region Norte.

Tocantins has 1,373,551 inhabitants ( census 2010) and an area of ​​277,621 km ². Thus, the population density is 4.93 inhabitants per km ². The capital of Tocantins Palmas is.

Cities

The largest cities in terms of their population (as of 2010):

• Palmas - 223 817
• Araguaína - 149 313
• Gurupi - 76 275
• Porto Nacional 49 012
• Paraíso do Tocantins - 44 081
• Araguatins - 31 232
• Colinas do Tocantins - 30 370
• Guaraí - 23,163
• Tocantinópolis - 22,590
• Miracema do Tocantins - 20,567

See also: List of municipalities in Tocantins

• The Rio Tocantins, from which the province takes its name is, with 2,640 kilometers in length, the largest and longest river in Tocantins.
• The Araguaia River forms the western boundary of Tocantins and ends as a right tributary at the northern end of the state, known as the parrot's beak ( Portuguese: Pico do papageio ), in the Rio Tocantins.

See also: Ilha do Bananal

History

The region of Tocantins was originally inhabited almost exclusively by the indigenous population. The construction of the federal highway BR -010 from Brasilia to Belem, the Rodovia Engenheiro Bernardo Sayão, brought the first infrastructure with it. Along the road arose villages and towns, and the natives were forced onto reservations.

The state of Tocantins was founded in 1988 based on a decision of the Federal Government within the framework of a constitutional amendment by elimination of Goiás. As the capital of the newly founded Palmas was chosen. Until 1 January 1990 Miracema do Tocantins served as the provisional capital.