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Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 198,129 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and spans 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi). The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Araçatuba is located 532 kilometres (331 mi) from São Paulo.

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Araçatuba
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Araçatuba
Araçatuba Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°12′32″S 50°25′58″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	1908
City status	1921
Government
• Mayor	Dilador Borges (PSDB)
Area
• Total	1,167.4 km2 (450.7 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	198,129
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal code	16015
Area code(s)	(+55) 18
HDI (2000)	0,848 – high
Website	Prefecture of Araçatuba

History

Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921.[2]

Economy

The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The Primary sector corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 18.97%.[3] Agro-industrial activities are relevant in the region.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a Microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km².[4] This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.

Transportation

• SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon
• SP-463 Rodovia Elyeser Magalhães

The city is served by the "Dario Guarita Airport".

Motorcycles and scooters account for 37% of the total number of vehicles in the city, much higher than the country's average of 27%.[5]

Events

The Expô Araçatuba is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs.

Sport

The local football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.

References

External links

• (in Portuguese) Folha da Região newspaper
• (in Portuguese) O Liberal Regional newspaper

Photo gallery

На других языках

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- [en] Araçatuba

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[ru] Арасатуба

Арасату́ба (порт. Araçatuba) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Сан-Паулу. Составная часть мезорегиона Арасатуба. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Арасатуба. Население составляет 178 839 человек на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 1 167,311 км². Плотность населения — 155,6 чел./км².

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