Angatuba is a Brazilian
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
. The population is 25,479 (2020 est.) in an area of 1028 km². The highway
Rodovia Raposo Tavares
Rodovia Raposo Tavares (official designation SP-270) is the longest highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with 654 km.
The highway starts in the city of São Paulo and continues westward, serving the main cities of Cotia, Vargem Gran ...
passes south of the city.
There is controversy about the meaning of the name ''Angatuba''. It is a
Tupi-Guarani word for "house of spirits" or "sweet fruit".
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history Angatuba was founded in 1872, under the name ''Espírito Santo da Boa Vista''. It became a town (''vila'') and an independent municipality in 1885, when it was separated from
Itapetininga. It was elevated to a city (''cidade'') in 1906. The name was changed to ''Angatuba'' in 1908. In 1991
Campina do Monte Alegre was separated from Angatuba.
[
The municipality contains the ]Angatuba Ecological Station
The Angatuba Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Angatuba) is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Location
The Angatuba Ecological Station is in the municipality of Angatuba in the state of São Paulo.
It has ...
, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1985.
The ecological station is contained within the Angatuba State Forest.
This is a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1965.
References
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City Hall
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House of Representatives
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
Populated places established in 1862
1862 establishments in Brazil
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