Tarumã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded in October 20, 1927 and has a population of 15,183. Is 455 km away from the capital, São Paulo.[2]

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Tarumã
Municipality
Município de Tarumã Municipality of Tarumã
Partial view of Tarumã
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The City of Tomorrow Digital City
Motto(s):  Together We Are More
Location in São Paulo and the state of São Paulo
Tarumã Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°44′48″S 50°34′38″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	October 20, 1927
Government
• Mayor	Jairo da Costa e Silva (2013-2016)
Area
• Total	302.913 km2 (116.955 sq mi)
Elevation	509 m (1,670 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	15,183
• Density	42.50/km2 (110.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tarumãense
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
ZIP codes	19820-000
Area code(s)	(+55) 18
Website	www.taruma.sp.gov.br

The town has an annual average temperature of 23,1 °C and the vegetation predominates Mata Atlântica and Cerrado, is then a transition zone of vegetation. It's Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010 was 0.775.

In 2010, it occupied the 20th place in the ranking of the 100 best cities to live in Brazil and the placement of 19th place in the ranking of best cities in the state of São Paulo, according to the Municipal Development Index Firjan.[3]

History

Tarumã started as a village called Vila Lex (Lex Village), named for its founder Gilberto Lex, a German immigrant who arrived in Brazil in 1825. Its present name comes from a Tupi–Guarani word^{[citation needed]} for the indigenous fruit tree Vitex montevidensis.[4]

The town was elevated to District of Peace in 1927, and to municipality status in 1993. The first mayor of the municipality was Oscar Gozzi.

Government

Mayor: Oscar Gozzi (2017–2020)

References

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