Araçatuba

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Location of Araçatuba

Araçatuba

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 21°12′32″S 50°25′58″W / 21.20889°S 50.43278°WCoordinates: 21°12′32″S 50°25′58″W / 21.20889°S 50.43278°W

Brazil

São Paulo

Founded

1908

City status

1921

Government

• Mayor

Carlos Hernandes

Area

• Total

1,167.4 km² (450.7 sq mi)

Elevation

390 m (1,280 ft)

Population (2013)

• Total

190,536

• Density

160/km² (420/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC-3 (UTC-3)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-2 (UTC-2)

Postal code

16015

Area code(s)

(+55) 18

HDI (2000)

0,848 – high

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Prefecture of Araçatuba

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.

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

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.

The city is the seat of the mor religiones.

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.

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

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