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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
São Paulo

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Elevation
  
853 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:07 AM

Region
  
Southeast

Founded
  
April 2, 1856

HDI (2000)
  
0.826 – high

Population
  
170,507 (2010)

University
  
Mario Schenberg Faculty

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Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 89% Humidity

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Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 229,548 (2015 est.) in an area of 323.99 km². The city is at an altitude of 853 m. Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway.

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Map of Cotia - Caucaia do Alto, Cotia - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil

Cotia na ceva de milho 4


History

Cotia was founded in 1580, and was an active village during the "bandeiras" expeditions. In 1626, Raposo Tavares and his companions arrived in the city. The "Sítio do Mandú" and "Sítio do Padre Inácio" (Mandu's Ranch and Priest Inácio's Ranch) were some of the first rural houses to be built there. Nowadays, they are preserved by the "Instituto Brasileiro de Patrimônio Cultural. Cotia was declared an independent municipality on April 2, 1856. According to the 1980 demographic census, the city had a population of over 62 thousand people.

Geography

The city is located west of São Paulo, and has a terrain made of valleys and mountains, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,074 meters above sea level

The city has the Cotia River as its main river.

The city has a densely populated urban area, but the less developed areas to the west attract people interested in ecotourism.

References

Cotia Wikipedia