Angatuba
Sign in to saveAngatuba 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.
Key facts
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- Angatuba
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- Municipality
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- Brasao_Angatuba.jpg
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- Bandeira_Angatuba.jpg
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- SaoPaulo Municip Angatuba.svg
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- Location in São Paulo state
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- Brazil
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- Location in Brazil
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- Country
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- Brazil
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southeast
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- State
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- São Paulo
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- Mesoregion
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- Microregion
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- Metrop. region
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- angatubense
- Population
- 21127
- Area
- 1028.702
- Elevation
- 606
- Official website
- www.angatuba.sp.gov.br
- Image
- Praça Monsenhor Ribeiro - Matriz.JPG
- Dialing code
- 15
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- Commons category
- Angatuba
- Human Development Index
- 0.762
- inception
- 1862-01-01
- electorate
- 16887
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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.
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