Estância de Atibaia | |
|---|---|
 Central Atibaia | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Atibaia | |
 Location of Atibaia | |
  Estância de Atibaia Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°07′01″S 46°33′01″W / 23.11694°S 46.55028°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Founded | June 24, 1665 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 478.521 km2 (184.758 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
| Population (2020 [2]) | |
| • Total | 144,088 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 12940-000 |
| Area code | +55 11 |
| Website | Atibaia 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.
However, according to IBGE, the city is a conurbation with Bom Jesus dos Perdões, due to its proximity, which makes it the largest urban agglomeration in the Bragantina Region, with more than 180 thousand inhabitants.[3]
- ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2018 Area Total
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Atibaia - Guia do cidade Atibaia -SP Aqui você Encontra !". www.encontraatibaia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-18.