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.
State of Tocantins | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Tocantins in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′S 48°20′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 | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| Demonym | Tocantinense |
| 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.
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: Distrito Federal | |
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