Map of Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil

Palmas is the administrative centre of Tocantins, Brazil, with a population of about 306,296. It lies at 10.1675°S, 48.3277°W. Palmas is about 626 km (389 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gurupi, 192 km to the southwest.

Palmas at a glance

Where is Palmas?

• The largest city in Tocantins on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 32 min on the shortest day to 12 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Palmas

• Gurupi — 192 km southwest
• Conceição do Araguaia — 236 km northwest
• Redenção — 303 km northwest
• Araguaína — 331 km north
• Porangatu — 375 km south
• Xinguara — 385 km northwest
• Balsas — 386 km northeast
• Barreiras — 426 km southeast
• São Desidério — 440 km southeast
• Niquelândia — 479 km south

Largest cities in Tocantins

• Araguaína — 183,024
• Gurupi — 87,545

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Other places named Palmas

• Palmas — Paraná, Brazil

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.