# Gurupi
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Gurupi
|official_name = ''Município de Gurupi''
Municipality of Gurupi
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|map_caption = Location of Gurupi in the state of [Tocantins](/source/Tocantins)
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|subdivision_name1 = [Norte](/source/North_Region%2C_Brazil)
|subdivision_name2 = [Tocantins](/source/Tocantins_(state))
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Josi Nunes
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 14 November 1958
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'''Gurupi, Tocantins''' is a city and a municipality in the [Brazil](/source/Brazil)ian [state](/source/Brazilian_state) of [Tocantins](/source/Tocantins_(state)). The estimated population was 87,545 inhabitants in 2020, the third-largest in the state, and the total area of the municipality was 1,836 km2. The elevation is around 287 meters in the city.
==Geography==
It is located in the south of the state of Tocantins, between latitude [11](/source/11th_parallel_south) and [12](/source/12th_parallel_south), 240 km. from Palmas, the recently built capital of this state that was formed from the state of Goiás. It is 596 km. from Brasília. It lies between two great rivers that flow in the direction of the Amazon: the [Araguaia](/source/Araguaia_River) and [Tocantins](/source/Tocantins_River) rivers.
The soil is fertile, allowing agriculture and cattle raising. The climate is hot tropical, hot all year, with a rainy season between the months of October to April and a dry season between the months of May to September. The average annual temperature is around 35 °C.
==History==
The history of the city is connected to the construction of the [Belém-Brasília highway](/source/Bel%C3%A9m%E2%80%93Bras%C3%ADlia_Highway), reason for the appearance and development of many other cities along its extension in the former north of the state of Goiás.
==Etymology==
The name Gurupi is a [Tupi](/source/Tupi_language) word meaning "pure diamond". It consists of two basic elements: "guru" (diamond) and "pi" (foot, way, base, pure origin).
==Economy, urban design, and infrastructure==
Gurupi is a major agricultural producer of [soybeans](/source/soybeans) and [sugar cane](/source/sugar_cane), while becoming an important [cotton](/source/cotton) producer too.
The city is served by [Gurupi Airport](/source/Gurupi_Airport).
The avenues of the city have the names of [Brazilian states](/source/States_of_Brazil), while the streets have the names of historical figures.
==Education==
There is a campus of the [Federal University of Tocantins](/source/Federal_University_of_Tocantins) with a course in agronomy. In addition, there is a municipal public college, Faculdade Unirg, which offers 14 courses.
==Sport==
The local [football](/source/association_football) team is [Gurupi EC](/source/Gurupi_Esporte_Clube) who play at the 3000 capacity [Estádio Gilberto Resende](/source/Est%C3%A1dio_Gilberto_Resende). They compete in the [Campeonato Tocantinense](/source/Campeonato_Tocantinense) which they have won 6 times, but have made 3 [Série C](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_C) appearances; in 1995, 1996 and in 2004.
==See also==
*[List of municipalities in Tocantins](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Tocantins)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gurupi.to.gov.br/ City government site]
*[http://www.unirg.edu.br/ Unirg college site]
Category:Municipalities in Tocantins
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