Araçoiaba da Serra

Araçoiaba da Serra
Araçoiaba da Serra
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in São Paulo state
	Araçoiaba da Serra Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 23°30′19″S 47°36′51″W / 23.50528°S 47.61417°W / -23.50528; -47.61417
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Brazil
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Sorocaba
Area
• Total	255.33 km2 (98.58 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	34,776
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	www.aracoiaba.sp.gov.br

Araçoiaba da Serra is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.^[2] The population is 34,776 (2020 est.) in an area of 255.33 km².^[3] The elevation is 625 m. The name Araçoiaba comes from the Tupi language, meaning "hider of the sun". This name comes from a single mountain nearby that the natives noted hid the sun as it set in the area.

Population history

Year	Population
2001	19,816
2004	22,521
2015	31,321

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 19,816, of which 13,679 are urban and 6,137 are rural. The average life expectancy was 71.1 years. The literacy rate was at 92.14%.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

External links

(in Portuguese) http://www.aracoiaba.sp.gov.br Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
(in Portuguese) Araçoiaba da Serra on citybrazil.com.br

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] "Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

Araçoiaba da Serra
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Araçoiaba da Serra Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°30′19″S 47°36′51″W / 23.50528°S 47.61417°W / -23.50528; -47.61417
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Brazil
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Sorocaba
Area
• Total	255.33 km² (98.58 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2020^[1])
• Total	34,776
• Density	140/km² (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	www.aracoiaba.sp.gov.br