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Araçatuba

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
São Paulo

City status
  
1921

Area
  
1,167 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:55 AM

Region
  
Southeast

Founded
  
1908

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Elevation
  
390 m

Number of airports
  
1

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Weather
  
23°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 91% Humidity

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Araçatuba, better known as the "Capital do Boi Gordo", is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 190.536 inhabitants (IBGE/2013) and 1,167.4 km² of area. The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Araçatuba is located 532 km from the city of São Paulo and 11 km from Birigui.

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History

Araçatuba was founded on December 2nd, 1908 and officially established as a municipality in December 8, 1921.

Economy

The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The Primary sector corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 18.97%. Agro-industrial activities are relevant in the region.

Culture

The city is the seat of the mor religiones.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a Microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km². This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.

Transportation

  • SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon
  • SP-463 Rodovia Elyeser Magalhães
  • The city is served by the "Dario Guarita Airport".

    Motorcycles and scooters account for 37% of the total number of vehicles in the city, much higher than the country's average of 27%. http://ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/frota.php?lang=_PT&codmun=350280&search=sao-paulo%7Caracatuba%7Cinfograficos:-frota-municipal-de-veiculos

    References

    Araçatuba Wikipedia