Atibaia

Estância de Atibaia
Central Atibaia
Central Atibaia
Flag of Estância de Atibaia
Nickname: 
Atibaia
Location of Atibaia
Location of Atibaia
Estância de Atibaia is located in Brazil
Estância de Atibaia
Estância de Atibaia
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°07′01″S 46°33′01″W / 23.11694°S 46.55028°W / -23.11694; -46.55028
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
FoundedJune 24, 1665
Area
 • Total478.521 km2 (184.758 sq mi)
Elevation
803 m (2,635 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total144,088
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
12940-000
Area code+55 11
WebsiteAtibaia City (in Portuguese)

Atibaia (or Estância de Atibaia) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derived from an indigenous language called Tupi, and means "healthy water river". Its name has changed over time, from the primitive Tupi word Tybaia, to Thibaia, Atubaia, Thibaya, and finally the city's modern name, Atibaia.

Its strawberry crops are well known. These crops are cultivated mainly by Japanese descendants, since the city was a common Japanese immigrant center.

  1. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020