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Angatuba

Angatuba is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population is 25,479 (2020 est.) in an area of . The highway Rodovia Raposo Tavares passes south of the city.

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Settlement.official_name: Angatuba
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao_Angatuba.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_Angatuba.jpg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Angatuba.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: São Paulo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Angatuba is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population is 25,479 (2020 est.) in an area of . The highway Rodovia Raposo Tavares passes south of the city.

There is controversy about the meaning of the name Angatuba. It is a Tupi-Guarani word for "house of spirits" or "sweet fruit". Angatuba was founded in 1872, under the name Espírito Santo da Boa Vista. It became a town (vila) and an independent municipality in 1885, when it was separated from Itapetininga. It was elevated to a city (cidade) in 1906. The name was changed to Angatuba in 1908. In 1991 Campina do Monte Alegre was separated from Angatuba.