Porto Nacional

Porto Nacional
municipality

Location of Porto Nacional
Coordinates: 10°42′28″S 48°25′01″W / 10.70778°S 48.41694°W / -10.70778; -48.41694Coordinates: 10°42′28″S 48°25′01″W / 10.70778°S 48.41694°W / -10.70778; -48.41694
Country Brazil
Region Norte
State Tocantins
Government
  Mayor Paulo Alves Mourão (PT)
Area
  Total 4,450 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 45,289
  Density 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Porto Nacional is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins. The population was 45,289 (2007) in an area of 4,450 km2 (1,720 sq mi), including both rural and urban areas.

Location

It is located approximately in the center of the state at a distance of 60 km. from the state capital of Palmas, which lies to the north on highway TO-050 Porto Nacional lies on the right bank of the important Tocantins River, which flows north to join the Araguaia River, one of the major tributaries of the Amazon River. Leaving from the capital of Goiás, Goiânia, it is located at a distance of 769 km, taking the BR-153 (Belém-Braília) and then TO-255.

The economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising and the growing of crops like soybeans, pineapple, rice, mamona, corn, and sorghum.

Planted area of main crops in 2006

Farm data for 2006

Health and education

References


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