Araçoiaba da Serra is a city in the state of
São Paulo in
Brazil. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba ( pt, Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba) is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was created in 2014, and consists of the following municipalities:
* Alambari
*Alumínio
*Araçarigu ...
. The population is 34,776 (2020 est.) in an area of 255.33 km².
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 625 m. The name ''Araçoiaba'' comes from the Tupi language, meaning "hider of the sun". This name comes from a single mountain nearby that the natives noted hid the sun as it set in the area.
Population history
Demographics
According to the 2000 IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ...
Census, the population was 19,816, of which 13,679 are urban and 6,137 are rural. The average life expectancy was 71.1 years. The literacy rate was at 92.14%.
References
External links
* http://www.aracoiaba.sp.gov.br
*
Araçoiaba da Serra on citybrazil.com.br
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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