Porto Nacional is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins

Tocantins

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. The population was 45,289 (2007) in an area of 4,450 km2, 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

Palmas

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, which lies to the north on highway TO-050 Porto Nacional lies on the right bank of the important Tocantins River

Tocantins River

The Tocantins is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" . It runs from south to north for about 2,640 km. It is not really a branch of the Amazon River, although usually so considered, since its waters flow into the...

, which flows north to join the Araguaia River

Araguaia River

The Araguaia River or, in Portuguese, Rio Araguaia is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and the principal tributary of the Tocantins. It has a total length of approximately 2,627 km. Araguaia means "river of macaws" in the Tupi language....

, one of the major tributaries of the Amazon River

Amazon River

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. Leaving from the capital of Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

, Goiânia

Goiânia

-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....

, 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.

• Cattle herd: 84,291

Planted area of main crops in 2006

• Pineapple: 70 ha.
• Soybeans: 13,000 ha.
• Rice: 2,000 ha.
• Mamona: 680 ha.
• Corn: 2,083 ha.
• Sorghum: 8,000 ha.
• Plantations of coconut, mango, and citrus fruits.

Farm data for 2006

• Total number of farms: 1,278
• Agricultural area: 129,098 ha.
• Planted area: 10,300 ha.
• Area of natural pasture: 70,101
• Persons working in agriculture: 3,300 (most were relatives of the owner of the farm)

Health and education

• Number of health establishments (2005): 29
• Private health establishments: 10
• Hospitals: 1 with 81 beds
• Infant mortality rate:
• Number of schools: 59 primary schools and 10 middle schools. There were two institutes of higher learning with 688 students in 2006.
• Literacy rate: 79% (over 25 years old)
• Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
  Human Development Index
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  : 0.750