Itatiba is a municipality in the state of

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, approximately 80 km from the State Capital. It is part of the

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. The population is 122,581 (2020 est.) in an area of 322.28 km². The average elevation is 750 m. The place's name comes from the Tupi Guarani language, and means "Many Rocks". The city is known as the "Princess of the Hill" due to its rugged terrain. According to the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Itatiba is the third city with the highest quality of life in Brazil, presenting a FIRJAN Municipal Development Index of 0.9276.http://www.firjan.org.br/ifdm/consulta-ao-indice/consulta-ao-indice-grafico.htmUF=SP&IdCidade=352340&Indicador=1&Ano=2010 It is considered to be the town with the 3rd highest levels of

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in the air in the whole world. It used to be the furniture capital of Brazil. Itatiba also has the biggest thematic zoo in Latin America, the "Zooparque". The city is also base of the famous country club and golf course Quinta da Baroneza. Itatibasp

Sister cities

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Government

*Mayor: Thomás Antonio Capeletto de Oliveira (2021/2024) *Deputy Mayor: Mauro Delforno (2021/2024)

Transportation

Near cities:

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, Jundiaí, Jarinú,

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and

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Near Airports

* International Airport of Viracopos - Campinas, 50 km; * Internacional Airport of Congonhas - São Paulo, 84 km; * Internacional Airport of São Paulo-Guarulhos (Cumbica), 100 km; *Airport of Bragança Paulista, 35 km; *Airport of Jundiaí, 24 km;.

Public Transit Service

The company that provides bus transportation in Itatiba is Transporte Coletivo de Itatiba (TCI).

Buses between cities

Rápido Fênix Viação - Campinas through Valinhos (EMTU), Campinas through Louveira, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Atibaia, Bragança Paulista. Campinas through Rodovia Dom Pedro I (EMTU), Bragança Paulista, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Serra Negra, Lindóia, Águas de Lindóia, São Paulo through

Rodovia dos Bandeirantes The Rodovia Bandeirantes (official designation SP-348) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Once the traffic capacity of the Anhangüera Highway was exceeded in the 1960s, the state government decided to build another highway, with ...

, São Paulo through

Rodovia Anhanguera The Rodovia Anhanguera (official designation SP-330) (In English: Anhanguera Highway) is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is one of the country's busiest transportation corridors. A 2005 survey conducted amongst Brazilian truck d ...

, Santos, São Vicente,

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Distances

*80 km from

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*34 km from

*18 km from Jundiaí *30 km from

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*35 km from

*100 km from

Jacareí Jacareí () is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 235,416 (2020 est.) in an area of 464.27 km2. The city is known as "Capital of Beer" by the daily output of its factories, considered the biggest in Latin America. T ...

*14 km from

*10 km from

*18 km from

*15 km from

References

External links

Municipality of Itatiba
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