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Araguaína

TO · North

Population: 184,495 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Araguaína

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Araguaína is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins, in the North Region of the country. According to IBGE estimates for 2026, the municipality has 184,495 inhabitants, making it the second most populous in the state.

According to the historian Raylinn Barros da Silva, a native of Araguaína, after the state of Tocantins was created by the 1988 Constitution, Araguaína was the largest city in the state during its first years, later being overtaken in population by Palmas, a planned capital created alongside the new state. Its mesopotamian location between the federal rivers Araguaia and Tocantins, its proximity to the states of Pará and Maranhão, the strengthening of the MATOPIBA economic region and its road and rail access make the city an important regional center, standing out in commerce, education, health and services.

Araguaína lies 384 km from the capital, Palmas, 1,143 km from its former capital, Goiânia, and 1,252 km from the federal capital, Brasília. It is also close to important cities in the region, such as Imperatriz, 250 km away; Marabá, 280 km; and Belém, 842 km. In addition to the federal highway BR-153 (Belém-Brasília), the municipality is served by Araguaína Airport (IATA: AUX, ICAO: SWGN) and, since 2007, by the North–South Railway.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

56

All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

3.28 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

4.97 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

15

All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

646.18 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 646 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

62.9

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Hot Average temperature: 26.4 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)

15 20 25 30 35 40 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 259 mm Feb: 273 mm Mar: 294 mm Apr: 211 mm May: 95 mm Jun: 22 mm Jul: 8 mm Aug: 11 mm Sep: 52 mm Oct: 120 mm Nov: 206 mm Dec: 212 mm Jan: 30.8 °CFeb: 31 °CMar: 31 °CApr: 31.5 °CMay: 32.2 °CJun: 33 °CJul: 33.8 °CAug: 35.1 °CSep: 34.8 °COct: 32.9 °CNov: 31.6 °CDec: 31.1 °C Jan: 21.6 °CFeb: 21.7 °CMar: 22 °CApr: 21.8 °CMay: 21 °CJun: 18.5 °CJul: 17.1 °CAug: 17.5 °CSep: 19.7 °COct: 21 °CNov: 21.6 °CDec: 21.7 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 30.831.031.031.532.233.033.835.134.832.931.631.1
Avg. low (°C) 21.621.722.021.821.018.517.117.519.721.021.621.7
Rain (mm) 259273294211952281152120206212

Weather station Araguaína, 10 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

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