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Jaborandi, São Paulo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

20°41′17″S 48°24′45″W / 20.68806°S 48.41250°W / -20.68806; -48.41250CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloArea

• Total273 km² (105 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total6,946 • Density25/km² (66/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Jaborandi is a Brazilian municipality of the state of São Paulo, located 491 kilometers from the state capital, São Paulo. The population is 6,946 (2020 estimate) in an area of 273 km².^[2]

History

A settlement was founded in 1902 on the right bank of the stream Jaborandi, which takes its name from the plant jaborandi, which grows abundantly on its banks. In 1924 the district of Jaborandy was created. In 1949 Jaborandi was separated from the municipality of Colina and became an independent municipality.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the state, Jaborandi is 491 km from the city of São Paulo. The bordering munícipalities are Barretos, Morro Agudo, Terra Roxa and Colina. Its altitude is 493 meters. It has fertile lands (dark red latosol). The main river is the Rio Pardo.

Its climate is predominantly tropical, with low average temperature of 12 °C (period of July–August) and maximum average of 30 °C (period of January–February).