Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of

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. The city has 198,129 inhabitants (

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/2020) and spans . The city name comes from the

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and means "abundance of araçá" (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum). Araçatuba is located from

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. Its origins date back to the coffee boom and, at the turn of the century, its economy was characterized by the growth of

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plantations. This scenario also includes livestock

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, an activity that made it known in the country as the Capital of Fat Cattle due to the negotiations of the arroba of cattle held in Praça Rui Barbosa, in addition to the inclusion of other animal breeding activities such as

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. With a diversified economy, the service sector is the predominant one in the city. Araçatuba is also characterized by being a

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hub in the northwest region of the state of São Paulo. It is served by the Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline and the Tietê-Paraná waterway.

History

Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921.

Economy

The

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is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The

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corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP, and the

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corresponds to 18.97%. Agro-industrial activities are important in the region.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a

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with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (

/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km². This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes,

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, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and

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Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Transportation

* SP-300 ''Rodovia'' Marechal Cândido Rondon * SP-463 ''Rodovia'' Elyeser Magalhães The city is served by the Dario Guarita Airport. Motorcycles and scooters account for 37% of the vehicles in the city, much higher than the country's average of 27%. http://ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/frota.php?lang=_PT&codmun=350280&search=sao-paulo, aracatuba, infograficos:-frota-municipal-de-veiculos

Events

The ''Expô Araçatuba'' is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs.

Sport

The local

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team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include

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, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.