Mateiros

Mateiros
Municipality
The Municipality of Mateiros
Nickname: 
"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 / 5.25694°S 48.20000°W / -5.25694; -48.20000
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Tocantins
FoundedJanuary 1, 1992
Area
  Total
9,591.543 km2 (3,703.315 sq mi)
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
2,729
  Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.584 – medium

Mateiros is the easternmost city in the state of Tocantins. It is the only city in Tocantins to border the state of Piauí.

The municipality is in the microregion of Jalapão.