Tocantins (state) facts for kids

State of Tocantins
Quick facts for kids State of Tocantins
	State
Flag	Coat of arms
	Location of State of Tocantins in Brazil
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Palmas
Area
• Total	277,620.91 km2 (107,190.03 sq mi)
Area rank	10th
Population (2010 census)
• Total	1,383,453
• Rank	24th
• Density	4.9832450/km2 (12.906545/sq mi)
• Density rank	22nd
Demonym(s)	Tocantinense
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 9,607,000,000 (24th)
• Per capita	R$ 7,210 (17th)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.756 – medium (15th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code	77000-000 to 77990-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-TO
Website	to.gov.br

Tocantins is a state in central Brazil. The state was made in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989. Palmas is much newer than most cities in the area.

The state is the border between the Amazon Rainforest and Brazil's grassy flatlands. The state is very important for raising and selling cows and other farm animals.

States of Brazil
Acre \| Alagoas \| Amapá \| Amazonas \| Bahia \| Ceará \| Espírito Santo \| Goiás \| Maranhão \| Mato Grosso \| Mato Grosso do Sul \| Minas Gerais \| Pará \| Paraíba \| Paraná \| Pernambuco \| Piauí \| Rio de Janeiro \| Rio Grande do Norte \| Rio Grande do Sul \| Rondônia \| Roraima \| Santa Catarina \| São Paulo \| Sergipe \| Tocantins
Federal District: Brazilian Federal District

Images for kids

Amazon Rainforest
The BR-153 (also known as Belém-Brasília Highway) is the main highway of the Tocantins state.
Jalapão in Tocantins
Irrigated rice in Formoso do Araguaia