Angatuba

Angatuba
Flag of Angatuba
Coat of arms of Angatuba
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Angatuba is located in Brazil
Angatuba
Angatuba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°29′25″S 48°24′46″W / 23.49028°S 48.41278°W / -23.49028; -48.41278
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total1,028 km2 (397 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total25,479
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Angatuba is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population is 25,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1028 km².[2] The highway Rodovia Raposo Tavares passes south of the city.

There is controversy about the meaning of the name Angatuba. It is a Tupi-Guarani word for "house of spirits" or "sweet fruit".[3] Angatuba was founded in 1872, under the name Espírito Santo da Boa Vista. It became a town (vila) and an independent municipality in 1885, when it was separated from Itapetininga. It was elevated to a city (cidade) in 1906. The name was changed to Angatuba in 1908. In 1991 Campina do Monte Alegre was separated from Angatuba.[3]

The municipality contains the 1,394 hectares (3,440 acres) Angatuba Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1985. The ecological station is contained within the Angatuba State Forest.[4] This is a 1,196.21 hectares (2,955.9 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1965.[5]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ a b IBGE, history
  4. ^ ESEC de Angatuba (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-30
  5. ^ Angatuba (in Portuguese), Secretaria do Meio Ambiente - Instituto Florestal, retrieved 2016-07-01