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Itanhaém

Itanhaém is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Founded on April 22, 1532, it is part of the Metropolitan Region of the Baixada Santista. The population is 103,102 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is 4 m.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Itanhaém
Settlement.name: Itanhaém
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão_Itanhaém.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_Itanhaém.png
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Itanhaem.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.subdivision_name5: Baixada Santista
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Geography
Population history
Media
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==Geography== The name "Itanhaém" comes from the Tupi word itá-''nha'ẽ, meaning the plate of rock''. Some other Tupinologists (people who study the ancient language Tupi, spoken by the natives back in the 16th century) believe itanhaém means, ita = rock - and nhaém = that cries; due to the rocky coast and the waves that constantly hit it.