Parapuã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 10,949 (2020 est.) in an area of 366 km².[2] The elevation is 486 m. It was founded by Luiz de Souza Leão in 1934.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2020)

Parapuã
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Parapuã Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°46′5″S 50°46′18″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	366 km2 (141 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	10,949
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)

In the 1970s the county was called "Capital of the Coffee" because there were 12,500,000 coffee plants. But in 1975 a frost destroyed most of them. In spite of this, coffee is still important for the local economy, along with sugar cane and corn.

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