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(s):  "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 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
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]

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