Agudos

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
22°28′26″S 48°59′1″W / 22.47389°S 48.98361°W / -22.47389; -48.98361CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloArea
 • Total966 km2 (373 sq mi)Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total37,401 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code
17120-000

Agudos is a Brazilian municipality located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo. The population is 37,401 (2020 est.) in an area of 966 km².[2] Distance from the capital is 330 km and is accessed by the Rodovia Marechal Rondon. The municipality was established in 1898, when it was separated from Lençóis.[3]

Geography

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Economy

Agudos; economy is an agricultural municipality and have some industries of national prominence as Duratex and the Ambev. The municipal agricultural production is made up of:

  • Pineapples
  • Sugar cane
  • Cassava
  • Corn
  • Orange
  • Lemon
  • Tangerina

The Duratex industry possesses extensive reserves in the city that are managed by the Duraflora. The cattle of Agudos has about 70,000 cows, 10,000 swines and 300,000 chickens.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ IBGE, history

External links

  • (in Portuguese) Agudos website
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