Ibaté is a municipality in the state of

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with a population of 35,472 in 2020 according to

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. The city's name comes from the

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and means "dry lake". Ibaté is located on the east-center of the state, 12 km from

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and 247 km from the city of

History

The origins and development of the city has relation with the coffee production on the region, at the end of the 19th century. The village of ''São João Batista da Lagoa'' was founded on January 29, 1893. In 1900 the village was elevated to district, with the name of ''Vila de Ibaté''. On December 30, 1953, Ibaté was officially established as a municipality.

References

Municipalities in São Paulo (state) 1893 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub