Tupã | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Tupã |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | -21.9347°N -50.5136°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 12 October 1929 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 628 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 65,570 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.771 – high[2] |
Tupã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 65,570 (2020 est.) in an area of 628 km2.[3] The city is located in the Alta Paulista Region and it is located 530 km (329.32 sq mi) from capital São Paulo.It was founded on October 12, 1929 by Luiz de Souza Leão a business man that chose the region that were tropical forest. The city is located between 2 rivers: Aguapeí River and Rio do Peixe.
The city is named after a god of thunder in the Guaraní mythology.
The municipality was created by state law in 1938.[4]
In telecommunications, the city was 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]
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 Marília.[7]
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),[8] [9] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[10] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.