Paraguaçu Paulista is a municipality in south-west of the state of

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in Brazil. It is part of the

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, situated in the middle Paranapanema Valley. The population is 45,945 (2020 est.) in an area of 1001.3 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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and the 3rd of mesoregion, and is 422 km away from the capital,

. Paraguaçu was created as a district of the (then) municipality of ''Conceição de Monte Alegre'' in 1923. It became a separate municipality in 1925. Its name was changed to ''Paraguaçu Paulista'' in 1948.IBGE
history

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Municipalities in São Paulo (state) 1923 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub