Macedônia

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

20°8′45″S 50°11′40″W / 20.14583°S 50.19444°W / -20.14583; -50.19444CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMesoregionSão José do Rio PretoMicroregionFernandópolisArea

• Total328 km² (127 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total3,692 • Density11/km² (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Websitewww.macedonia.sp.gov.br

Macedônia is a municipality (município) in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.^[2]^[3] The population is 3,692 (2020 est.) in an area of 328 km².^[4] Its elevation is 502 m.

Etymology

Municipality's name has derived from the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia, of the same name.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "From Brazil to Macedonia: Carnival Ignites Colorful Celebrations". NBC News. 2014.
^ "Macedônia" (PDF). Brasilglobalnet.gov.br. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística