Engenheiro Coelho | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -22.4883°N -47.215°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast Brazil |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | São Paulo |
Subdivision Type3: | Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Campinas |
Leader Party: | PMDB |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Pedro Franco de Oliveira (2017 – 2020) |
Area Total Km2: | 109.94 |
Elevation M: | 655 |
Population Total: | 21,249 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 13165-000 |
Area Code Type: | Phone code |
Area Code: | 19 |
Engenheiro Coelho is a municipality in the east of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas.[2] The population is 21,249 (2020 est.) in an area of 109.94 km².[3] It is located about 158km (98miles) from São Paulo and 900km (600miles) from Brasília. Engenheiro Coelho was founded on May 19, 1991, from a rural community, therefore, it has kept an agricultural economy mainly based on the cultivation of orange, sugarcane, and cassava.
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[4] 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).[5]
See also: Religion in Brazil, Protestantism in Brazil and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. Christianity is present in the city as follows:
The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limeira.[6]
The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[7] [8] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[9] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.