Atibaia Explained

Official Name:Estância de Atibaia
Nickname:Atibaia
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Pushpin Map:Brazil
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name2: São Paulo
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:June 24, 1665
Area Total Km2:478.521
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020 [2]
Population Total:144,088
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-23.1169°N -46.5503°W
Elevation M:803
Area Code:+55 11
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:12940-000
Website:Atibaia City

Atibaia (or Estância de Atibaia) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo.

According to the Brazilian statistics institute the IBGE, the city is a conurbation with Bom Jesus dos Perdões forming the largest urban agglomeration in the Bragantina Region with more than 180 thousand inhabitants.[3]

History

In 1665, Jerônimo de Camargo and his expedition found a hill near a river named Tubaia (later called Atibaia River). Jerônimo de Camargo was a Bandeirante explorer.[4]

Geography

Atibaia is located 64 km north-east of São Paulo[5] and 88 km south-east of Campinas.[4]

Atibaia has 478 square kilometers of area, 40% of this area is urbanized. The average altitude is 800 meters.

Demographics

According to the census of 2007 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Atibaia has approximately 119,166 inhabitants and 65% of the population (95,342 inhabitants) is part of the economically active age group.

Economy

In 2005, The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) loaned Atibaia R$2 million, to try to help it improve its city hall management.[6]

Sites of interest

The Museu João Batista Conti, opened in 1954, contains arms, armor, furniture, historical objects, coins and works of religious art along with documents on the colonial and imperial periods in Brazil.[7]

Sister cities

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2017 . 2018 Area Total . 27 March 2019 . pt.
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/atibaia/panorama IBGE 2020
  3. Web site: Atibaia - Guia do cidade Atibaia -SP Aqui você Encontra ! . 2024-10-18 . www.encontraatibaia.com.br . pt-br.
  4. http://www.planetware.com/brazil/atibaia-bra-sp-a.htm Atibaia, Brazil
  5. Web site: G1 > Edição São Paulo - NOTÍCIAS - Cinco suspeitos de soltar balão são detidos em Atibaia.
  6. http://www.bndes.gov.br/english/news/not198_05.asp BNDES lends R$ 2 million to improve Atibaia' s City Hall management
  7. http://www.planetware.com/atibaia/atibaia-museu-joao-batista-conti-bra-sp-am.htm Atibaia Museu Joao Batista Conti, Atibaia