Country Brazil Founded January 1, 1992 HDI (2000) 0.584 – medium Elevation 493 m Local time Wednesday 12:19 AM | Region North Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Area 9,592 km² Population 1,788 (2008) | |
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Points of interest Jalapão State Park, Korubo Expedições, Cachoeira da Formiga ‑ Jalapão, Cachoeira da Velha, Fervedouro do Ceiça | ||
Mateiros is the easternmost city in the state of Tocantins. It is the only city in Tocantins to border the state of Piauí
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Map of Mateiros - State of Tocantins, Brazil
The municipality is in the microregion of Jalapão.
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the 707,079 hectares (1,747,230 acres) Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2001 to preserve an area of cerrado. It contains part of the 724,324 hectares (1,789,840 acres) Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, created in 2002. It also contains the 158,885 hectares (392,610 acres) Jalapão State Park, a fully protected conservation unit created in 2001.
References
Mateiros Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA