Araguaína
| Município de Araguaína
"Capital do Boi Gordo"
Araguaína
"Capital Econômica do Tocantins" |
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 Through the town of BR-153
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 11 ′ S , 48 ° 12 ′ W | ||
 Location of Araguaína in the state of Tocantins
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| founding | 14th November 1958 (age 61) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Tocantins | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-TO | ||
| Mesoregion | Araguaína (1989-2017) | ||
| Microregion | Araguaína (1989-2017) | ||
| height | 227 m | ||
| climate | Aw | ||
| surface | 4,000.4 km² | ||
| Residents | 150,484 (2010) | ||
| density | 37.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 180,470 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 1702109 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | araguaina.to (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Ronaldo Dimas (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PR | ||
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| Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus | ||
| Twin cities |
Marabá , Pará Palmas , Tocantins |
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| GDP | 3,805,223 thousand R $ 21,981 R $ per person (2016, preços correntes) |
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| HDI | 0.752 (2010) | ||
Araguaína , officially Município de Araguaína , is a city in the Brazilian state of Tocantins . With 180,470 inhabitants according to an estimate as of July 1, 2019, it is the second largest city in the state after the capital Palma .
Araguaína is 227 meters above sea level, the municipality has an extension of about 4000 km².
geography
Surrounding communities are in Tocantins Aragominas , Babaçulândia , Carmolândia , Filadélfia , Muricilândia , Nova Olinda , Palmeirante , Pau d'Arco , Piraquê , Santa Fé do Araguaia , Wanderlândia and in Pará Floresta do Araguaia .
Population development
| year | Residents | city | country |
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| 1991 | 89,617 | 81,654 | 7,963 |
| 2000 | 113.143 | 105,874 | 7,269 |
| 2010 | 150,484 | 142,925 | 7,559 |
| 2019 | 180,470 | ? | ? |
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Source: IBGE (2011)
traffic
The transport connection is via the federal highway BR-153 , the airport Araguaína and the railway line Ferrovia Norte-Sul .
Web links
Commons : Araguaína - collection of images, videos and audio files
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal de Araguaína (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Araguaína - Panorama , website of the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), statistical information
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c IBGE : Araguaína - Panorama . As of 2018, version 4.3.8. Retrieved September 8, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano do Brasil: Araguaína, TO. Retrieved November 14, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).