Guaraçaí Explained

Guaraçaí
Settlement Type:Municipality
Etymology:coaracy (Sun)[1] [2]
Nicknames:Portuguese: Capital do Abacaxi (Pineapple Capital), Portuguese: Cidade Presépio (Nativity Scene City)
Anthem:Portuguese: Hino a Guaraçaí
Image Map1:SaoPaulo Municip Guaracai.svg
Map Caption1:Location within the State of São Paulo
Pushpin Map:Brazil Sao Paulo#Brazil#South America
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Alt:Maps of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and South America with the location of Guaraçaí in these respective places
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the State of São Paulo##Location within Brazil##Location within South America
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Name3:Araçatuba
Subdivision Name4:Andradina
Government Footnotes:[3] [4]
Government Type:Mayor–council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nelson Kazumi Tanaka
Leader Party:Cidadania
Leader Title1:Municipal Chamber
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:24 December 1948[5]
Founder:João Machado de Souza
Named For:Latin: [[species:Moldenhawera floribunda|Moldenhawera floribunda]]
Area Footnotes:[6] [7]
Area Total Km2:569.197
Area Rank:2,246th, Brazil
Population Footnotes:[8]
Population Est:8290
Population Rank:3,277th, Brazil
Pop Est As Of:2020
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:8435
Population Density Km2:14.80
Population Urban Footnotes:[9]
Population Urban:6654
Population Rural:1781
Population Demonym:Portuguese: guaraçaiense[10]
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity
Demographics1 Footnotes:[11]
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Info1:60.12% (5,071 inhabitants)
Demographics1 Title2:Pardo
Demographics1 Info2:32.77% (2,764 inhabitants)
Demographics1 Title3:Black
Demographics1 Info3:3.84% (324 inhabitants)
Demographics1 Title4:Yellow
Demographics1 Info4:3.27% (276 inhabitants)
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Coordinates:-21.0283°N -51.2067°W
Elevation Footnotes:[12]
Elevation M:440.22
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:16980-000
Area Code:18[13]
Blank Name:HDI (2010)[14]
Blank Info:0.719 – high

Guaraçaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its estimated population is of 8,290 inhabitants (as of 2020) in an area of 569.197km²[7] and its elevation is of 440.22m (1,444.29feet) above the sea level.[12]

The municipality contains 32.46% of the from the Aguapeí State Park, created in 1998.[15]

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.[16]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[17] 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).[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: História do Município . Prefeitura Municipal de Guaraçaí . Guaraçaí City Hall . Webline Sistemas . Municipality History . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  2. Web site: IBGE | Cidades@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | História & Fotos . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . . IBGE | Cities@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | History & Photos . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Prefeito(a) . Prefeitura Municipal de Guaraçaí . Guaraçaí City Hall . Webline Sistemas . Mayor . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  4. Web site: VEREADORES . Câmara Municipal de Guaraçaí . Municipal Chamber of Guaraçaí . Webline Sistemas . COUNCILORS . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  5. Web site: LEI N. 233, DE 24 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1948 . Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo . . LAW NO. 233, OF 24 DECEMBER 1948 . Portuguese . 10 January 2014 . The municipality of Guaraçaí is created with seat in the village of the same name and with the lands of the district of the same name..
  6. Web site: Guaraçaí (SP) | Cities and States | IBGE . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . 21 December 2020.
  7. Web site: IBGE | Cidades@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | Panorama . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . IBGE | Cities@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | Panorama . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  8. Web site: CENSO 2010 – SÃO PAULO . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . 2010 CENSUS – SÃO PAULO . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124153930/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/total_populacao_sao_paulo.pdf . 24 January 2011 . dead . 22 December 2020.
  9. Web site: IBGE | Cidades@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | Pesquisa | Censo | Sinopse . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . IBGE | Cities@ | São Paulo | Guaraçaí | Research | Census | Synopsis . Portuguese . 21 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Dicionário Online - Dicionário Caldas Aulete - Significado de guaraçaiense . iDicionário Aulete . iDictionary Aulete . Lexikon Editora Digital . Online Dictionary - Caldas Aulete Dictionary - Meaning of guaraçaiense . Portuguese . 22 December 2020.
  11. Web site: Tabela 2093 – População residente por cor ou raça, sexo, situação do domicílio e grupos de idade – Amostra – Características Gerais da População . Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics System of Automatic Recovery . Table 2093 – Resident population by color or race, sex, state of domicile and age groups – Sample – General Characteristics of the Population . Portuguese . 20 December 2020.
  12. Web site: BR Localidades 2010 v1 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics . BR Locations 2010 v1 . MDB . Portuguese . 24 August 2016.
  13. Web site: CÓDIGOS DE SÃO PAULO . Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações . . SÃO PAULO CODES . Portuguese . 23 December 2020 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063756/https://www.anatel.gov.br/hotsites/CodigosNacionaisLocalidade/codigos_uf/codigos_sp.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: Ranking IDHM Municípios 2010 . Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Brasil . United Nations Development Programme Brazil . MHDI Ranking Municipalities 2010 . Portuguese . 23 December 2020.
  15. Web site: Parque Estadual do Aguapeí . Unidades de Conservação no Brasil . Instituto Socioambiental . Conservation Areas in Brazil . Aguapeí State Park . 22 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Municípios Paulistas. 2024-06-26. www.al.sp.gov.br. Portuguese.
  17. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-06-04. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  18. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-06-04. Telefônica.

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