Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 123,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 485.10 km2.[4] Caraguatatuba is the largest city of São Paulo's north shore. The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by agriculture and tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.[citation needed]
Caraguatatuba | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Caraguatatuba | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Capital do Litoral Norte"
"Caraguá" | |
| Motto: Duc in altvm "Conduza para o Alto" | |
 Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil | |
  Caraguatatuba Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′12″S 45°24′46″W / 23.62000°S 45.41278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Founded | April 20, 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antônio Carlos da Silva (PSDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 484.947 km2 (187.239 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 123,389 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.759 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 86,944 |
| 2004 | 92,283 |
| 2009 | 96,125 |
| 2010 | 100,899 |
| 2015 | 113,317 |
Geography
editCaraguatatuba is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Serra do Mar and is home to the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar. Its neighboring cities are Natividade da Serra to the north, Ubatuba to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast (with the island of Ilhabela to the south), São Sebastião to the south, Salesópolis to the west and Paraibuna northwest.
Beaches
editThere are 17 beaches in Caraguatatuba from north to south, they are:
- Praia de Tabatinga (Tabatinga Beach)
- Praia da Mocóca (Mococa Beach)
- Praia da Cocanha (Cocanha Beach)
- Praia do Massaguaçú (Massaguaçu Beach)
- Praia do Capricórnio (Capricorn Beach)
- Praia Brava (Brave Beach)
- Praia Martim de Sá (Martim de Sá Beach)
- Prainha (Little Beach)
- Praia da Freira (Nun Beach)
- Praia do Camaroeiro (Shrimping Beach)
- Praia do Centro (Downtown Beach)
- Praia Grande (Big Beach)
- Praia do Indaiá (Indaiá Beach)
- Praia Pan Brasil (Pan Brasil Beach)
- Praia das Palmeiras (Palm Trees Beach)
- Praia do Romance (Romance Beach)
- Praia das Flecheiras (Flecheiras Beach)
- Praia do Porto Novo (New Port Beach)
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[6]
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Caraguatatuba (2007–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 209.1 (8.23) |
193.2 (7.61) |
216.5 (8.52) |
110.7 (4.36) |
87.2 (3.43) |
78.6 (3.09) |
84.3 (3.32) |
54.5 (2.15) |
74.0 (2.91) |
125.0 (4.92) |
177.5 (6.99) |
153.0 (6.02) |
1,563.6 (61.55) |
| Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas[7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Temperatura Máxima Mensal". Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Temperatura Mínima Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Temperatura Média Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Chuva Mensal" (in Portuguese). Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
edit
- (in Portuguese) Official website
- (in Portuguese) Caraguatatuba at CityBrazil.com.br
- (in Portuguese) EncontraCaraguatatuba - Find everything about Caraguatatuba
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