Itapevi
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 Location in São Paulo state |
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 Itapevi
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| Coordinates: 23°32′56″S 46°56′3″W / 23.54889°S 46.93417°WCoordinates: 23°32′56″S 46°56′3″W / 23.54889°S 46.93417°W | |||
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| Region | Southeast Region | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
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| • Mayor | Jaci Tadeu da Silva (PV) | ||
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| • Total | 82.7 km2 (31.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 741 m (2,431 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 223,404 | ||
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | ||
| Website | www |
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Itapevi is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo located in the western part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area (35 km to the west of São Paulo city). The population is 223,404 (2015 est.) in an area of 82.7 km².
Its boundaries are Santana de Parnaíba to the north, Barueri in the northeast, Jandira in the east, Cotia to the south, Vargem Grande Paulista to the southwest and São Roque to the west.
The city is served by Castello Branco and Raposo Tavares highways and also by Line 8 of CPTM, the São Paulo Metropolitan Railway Company.
The toponym comes from the Tupi language Itapevi and means "river of flat stones," according to two books: "Vocabulário Tupi-Guarani - Português", by Prof. Silveira Bueno (Brasilivros Editora), and "A Origem dos Nomes dos Municípios Paulistas" (Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, 2003), by Enio Squeff and Helder Perri Ferreira.
Says the constant entry of final work: "Itapevi (by Tupi - itá peb'y): itapevas river, the river slabs of flat stones, of ita-peba (flat stone slab) and 'y (river or waters) ".
The formation of the village began around the eighteenth century, and the first building in the city was a house built around 1720, used by bandeirantes. The earliest settlers probably are Abreus family.
In July 10, 1875, the train station of Cotia (Sorocabana) was inaugurated, around which formed the core of Itapevi. In 1895, the Italian Giulio Michaeli opened a quarry for the production of paving stones, attracting families of Italian immigrants, as Belli, Michelotti and Silicani.
In 1912, Joaquim Nunes Filho (Nho Quim), from Cotia city, purchased the Sítio Itapevy, with 152 bushels. This place covering all the current city center. Nunes became a local political boss, for his ties to the former PRP (Partido Republicano Paulista). He managed the elevation of the village to district Cotia on October 12, 1920; Nunes has brought electricity in 1929 and the installation of the first telephone in 1930.
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