City status 1921 Area 1,167 km² Local time Tuesday 2:55 AM | 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.
Contents
- Ara atuba sp brazil tour parte 2
- Map of AraC3A7atuba State of SC3A3o Paulo Brazil
- History
- Economy
- Culture
- Microregion of Araatuba
- Transportation
- References
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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
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