Araguacema

Araguacema
Municipality

Location in Tocantins state
Araguacema
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 8°48′29″S 49°33′24″W / 8.80806°S 49.55667°W / -8.80806; -49.55667Coordinates: 8°48′29″S 49°33′24″W / 8.80806°S 49.55667°W / -8.80806; -49.55667
Country  Brazil
Region North Region
State Tocantins
Mesoregion Western Meso-region of Tocantins
Microregion Microregion of Miracema do Tocantins
Government
  Mayor Isabella Alves Simas (Democrats)
Area
  Total 2,778 km2 (1,073 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 6,863
  Density 2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
Postal code 77690-000
Area code +55 63
Website http://www.araguacema.to.gov.br/

Araguacema is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 6,863 (2015) and its area is 2,778 km².[1]

The municipality contains 17.15% of the 1,678,000 hectares (4,150,000 acres) Ilha do Bananal / Cantão Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[2]

References

  1. IBGE -
  2. APA Leandro (Ilha do Bananal/Cantão) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31


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