Caraguatatuba Explained

Caraguatatuba
Official Name:Municipality of Caraguatatuba
Settlement Type:Municipality
Nickname:"Capital do Litoral Norte""Caraguá"
Gentilic:caraguatatubense
Motto:Duc in altvm "Conduza para o Alto"
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Metropolitan Region
Subdivision Name3:Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antônio Carlos da Silva (PSDB)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 20, 1857
Area Total Km2:484.947
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:123,389
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Coordinates:-23.62°N -45.4128°W
Elevation M:2
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.759 – high[2]

Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 123,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 485.10 km2.[4] Caraguatatuba is the largest city of São Paulo's north shore.The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by agriculture and tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.

Population

Year Population
2003 86,944
2004 92,283
2009 96,125
2010 100,899
2015 113,317

Geography

Caraguatatuba is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Serra do Mar and is home to the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar. Its neighboring cities are Natividade da Serra to the north, Ubatuba to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast (with the island of Ilhabela to the south), São Sebastião to the south, Salesópolis to the west and Paraibuna northwest.

Beaches

There are 17 beaches in Caraguatatuba from north to south, they are:

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/caraguatatuba/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  3. http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei.complementar/2012/lei.complementar-1166-09.01.2012.html Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  4. https://archive.today/20150928131348/http://cod.ibge.gov.br/2335B Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  5. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-05-26. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-05-26. Telefônica.