Araçatuba

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Place in Southeast, Brazil

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Location of Araçatuba

21°12′32″S 50°25′58″W / 21.20889°S 50.43278°W / -21.20889; -50.43278Country

BrazilRegionSoutheastState

São PauloFounded1908City status1921Government

• MayorDilador Borges (PSDB)Area

• Total1,167.4 km² (450.7 sq mi)Elevation

390 m (1,280 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total198,129 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3) • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)Postal code

16015

Area code(+55) 18HDI (2000)0,848 – highWebsitePrefecture of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 198,129 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and spans 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi). The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Araçatuba is located 532 kilometres (331 mi) from São Paulo.

History

Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921.^[2]

Economy

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%.^[3] Agro-industrial activities are relevant in the region.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a Microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km².^[4] This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.

Transportation

SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon
SP-463 Rodovia Elyeser Magalhães

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%.^[5]

Events

The Expô Araçatuba is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

The local football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "History of the City". Museumarechalrondon.blogspot.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ "2010 Census of the IBGE - Synopsis - Tables 761 and 1301 - Search" (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ http://ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/frota.php?lang=_PT&codmun=350280&search=sao-paulo%7Caracatuba%7Cinfograficos:-frota-municipal-de-veiculos

External links

(in Portuguese) Folha da Região newspaper
(in Portuguese) O Liberal Regional newspaper

Photo gallery

Partial cityscape from "Abraão Buchala" Avenue

"Pompeu de Toledo" Avenue and "Brasília" Avenue crossing

State of São Paulo, Brazil

Government	Governors Senators
Transport	Highway system List of highways
Education	Universities

Sports

Auto racing	Interlagos Circuit Ayrton Senna
Football	FPF Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Série A2 Série A3 Segunda Divisão Copa Paulista Corinthians Guarani Palmeiras Ponte Preta Portuguesa Red Bull Bragantino Santos São Paulo São Caetano Santo André

Cities of São Paulo by population

Capital	São Paulo
1,000,000+	Campinas Guarulhos
500,000+	Osasco Ribeirão Preto Santo André São Bernardo do Campo São José dos Campos Sorocaba
200,000+	Americana Araraquara Barueri Bauru Carapicuíba Cotia Diadema Embu das Artes Franca Guarujá Hortolândia Indaiatuba Itapevi Itaquaquecetuba Jacareí Jundiaí Limeira Marília Mauá Mogi das Cruzes Piracicaba Praia Grande Presidente Prudente Santos São Carlos São José do Rio Preto São Vicente Sumaré Suzano Taboão da Serra Taubaté
100,000+	Araçatuba Araras Assis Atibaia Barretos Birigui Botucatu Bragança Paulista Catanduva Cubatão Ferraz de Vasconcelos Francisco Morato Franco da Rocha Guaratinguetá Itapecerica da Serra Itapetininga Itu Jandira Jaú Mogi Guaçu Ourinhos Paulínia Pindamonhangaba Poá Ribeirão Pires Rio Claro Salto Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Santana de Parnaíba São Caetano do Sul Sertãozinho Tatuí Valinhos Várzea Paulista Votorantim

Mesoregion

Araçatuba
Andradina	Andradina Castilho Guaraçaí Ilha Solteira Itapura Mirandópolis Murutinga do Sul Nova Independência Pereira Barreto Sud Mennucci Suzanápolis
Araçatuba	Araçatuba Bento de Abreu Guararapes Lavínia Rubiácea Santo Antônio do Aracanguá Valparaíso
Birigui	Alto Alegre Avanhandava Barbosa Bilac Birigui Braúna Brejo Alegre Buritama Clementina Coroados Gabriel Monteiro Glicério Lourdes Luiziânia Penápolis Piacatu Santópolis do Aguapeí Turiúba