Mateiros

Mateiros is the easternmost city in the state of Tocantins. It is the only city in Tocantins to border the state of Piauí.

Mateiros
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 (0.5/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 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.^[4] It contains part of the 724,324 hectares (1,789,840 acres) Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, created in 2002.^[5] It also contains the 158,885 hectares (392,610 acres) Jalapão State Park, a fully protected conservation unit created in 2001.^[6]

See also

• List of municipalities in Tocantins
• Mumbuca