Mateiros
Municipality in North, Brazil
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Mateiros is the easternmost city in the state of Tocantins. It is the only city in Tocantins to border the state of Piauí.
Mateiros | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Mateiros | |
| Nickname: "The Sun of Amazonia" ("O Sol da Amazônia") | |
Location of Mateiros in the State of Tocantins | |
| Coordinates: 05°15′25″S 48°12′00″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Tocantins |
| Founded | January 1, 1992 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,591.543 km2 (3,703.315 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 2,729 |
| • Density | 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.584 – medium[2] |
The municipality is in the microregion of Jalapão.[3]
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the 707,079-hectare (1,747,230-acre) Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2001 to preserve an area of cerrado.[4] It contains part of the 724,324-hectare (1,789,840-acre) Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, created in 2002.[5] It also contains the 158,885-hectare (392,610-acre) Jalapão State Park, a fully protected conservation unit created in 2001.[6]
