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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
São Paulo

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Area
  
322.3 km²

Population
  
85,666 (2010)

Region
  
Southeast

Metropolitan Region
  
Campinas

Postal Code
  
13250-000

Local time
  
Thursday 9:55 PM

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Weather
  
25°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 66% Humidity

University
  
Universidade São Francisco

Points of interest
  
Zooparque Itatiba, Parque Luis Latorre, Parque Ferraz Costa, Pico da Jurema

Itatiba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, approximately 80 km from the State Capital. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 113,284 (2015 est.) in an area of 322.28 km². The average elevation is 750 m. The place's name comes from the Tupi Guarani language, and means "Many Rocks". The city is known as the "Princess of the Hill" due to its rugged terrain. According to the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Itatiba is the third city with the highest quality of life in Brazil, presenting a FIRJAN Municipal Development Index of 0.9276. It is considered to be the town with the 3rd highest levels of oxygen in the air in the whole world. It used to be the furniture capital of Brazil. Itatiba also has the biggest thematic zoo in Latin America, the "Zooparque".

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Map of Itatiba - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil

The city is also base of the famous country club and golf course Quinta da Baroneza.

Sister cities

  • Tosa, Kōchi, Japan Since August 5, 1989
  • Toro, Molise, Italy Since September 4, 2009
  • Government

  • Mayor: João Gualberto Fattori (2013/2016)
  • Deputy Mayor: Ariovaldo Hauck da Silva (2013/2016)
  • Transportation

    Near cities: Campinas, Valinhos, Vinhedo, Louveira, Jundiaí, Jarinú, Bragança Paulista, Morungaba and Atibaia.

    Near Airports

  • International Airport of Viracopos - Campinas, 50 km;
  • Internacional Airport of Congonhas - São Paulo, 84 km;
  • Internacional Airport of São Paulo-Guarulhos (Cumbica), 100 km;
  • Airport of Bragança Paulista, 35 km;
  • Airport of Jundiaí, 24 km;.
  • Public Transit Service

    The company that provides bus transportation in Itatiba is Transporte Coletivo de Itatiba (TCI).

    Buses between cities

    Rápido Fênix Viação - Campinas through Valinhos (EMTU), Campinas through Louveira, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Atibaia, Bragança Paulista. Campinas through Rodovia Dom Pedro I (EMTU), Bragança Paulista, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Serra Negra, Lindóia, Águas de Lindóia, São Paulo through Rodovia dos Bandeirantes, São Paulo through Rodovia Anhanguera, Santos, São Vicente, Praia Grande, Mongaguá.

    Distances

  • 80 km from São Paulo (city)
  • 34 km from Campinas
  • 18 km from Jundiaí
  • 30 km from Jarinu
  • 35 km from Atibaia
  • 35 km from Bragança Paulista
  • 100 km from Jacareí
  • 14 km from Vinhedo
  • 10 km from Valinhos
  • 18 km from Louveira
  • 15 km from Morungaba
  • References

    Itatiba Wikipedia