Almas, Tocantins

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Almas
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 11°34′26″S47°10′12″W / 11.57389°S 47.17000°W / -11.57389; -47.17000 Coordinates: 11°34′26″S47°10′12″W / 11.57389°S 47.17000°W / -11.57389; -47.17000
Country Brazil
Region North
State Tocantins
Area
  Total4,013 km2 (1,549 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1] )
  Total6,979
  Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)

Almas is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 6,979 (2020) and its area is 4,013 km². [2]

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. [3]

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References

  1. "IBGE 2020" . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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  3. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-28