Ibiúna Explained

Ibiúna
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-23.6564°N -47.2225°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Metropolitan Region
Subdivision Type4:Motto
Subdivision Type5:Demonym
Subdivision Name1:Southeast Brazil
Subdivision Name2:São Paulo
Subdivision Name3:Sorocaba
Subdivision Name4:A agricultura é nosso forte (Agriculture is our strength)
Subdivision Name5:ibiunense
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:March 24, 1857
Leader Party:PSDB
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:João Benedicto de Mello Neto
Area Total Km2:1058.08
Elevation M:860
Population Total:79,479
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Phone code

Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.[2] The population is 79,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1058.08 km2.[3] The elevation is 860 m.

Location

Located in the middle of a valley, its main economical activity/resources are provided from agriculture (developed by the hundreds of Japanese immigrants established there) and the city has been recently turned to a tourist city a few years ago. The whole Ibiuna territory encompasses rainforests, bushes, and hundreds of kilometers of native vegetation and wildlife.

The municipality contains part of the Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.It also contains part of the Jurupará State Park, created in 1992.

People

The population is mostly situated outside the metropolitan area (15,000 inhabitants in the city and approximately 65,000 in the suburbs) and is a mix of Portuguese Colonialists descendants, Italians, Germans and Africans — as mostly any part of the country, Ibiuna is a mix of races and cultures. Once a year, the city held the famous "São Sebastian festival" party celebrated for nearly a century to reaffirm the faith of town's divine intervention by St. Sebastian during a Spanish influenza epidemic (the celebration occurs every year during the last weekend of May).

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.[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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/ibiuna/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014 . 2015-09-29 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018195931/http://www.legislacao.sp.gov.br/legislacao/dg280202.nsf/69aaa17c14b8cb5483256cfb0050146e/399ae95c2cf6d39583257cd30043511f?OpenDocument . 18 October 2014 .
  3. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/235AB Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-05-26. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-05-26. Telefônica.