Eldorado (Xiririca before 1948IBGE
history) is a municipality in the state of

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. The population is 15,544 (2020 est.) in an area of 1654 km². Eldorado is one of 29 cities in São Paulo officially recognized as a touristic city, which gives it extra funding.

Geography

Eldorado is situated on the Ribeira de Iguape River. The state highways SP-165 and SP-193 pass through the town. The municipality contains part of the Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984. It contains part of the Intervales State Park, created in 1995. It contains part of the Caverna do Diabo State Park, created in 2008. This park contains the largest cave in São Paulo, Caverna do Diabo (The Devil's Cave). The municipality contains 41% of the Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.

People

Demographics

Census - 2000 Total Population: 14,134 * Urban: 6,974 * Rural: 7,160 * Male: 7,337 * Female: 6,797

Density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ...

(inhabitants/km²): 8.53

Infant Mortality Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday. The occurrence of infant mortality in a population can be described by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age ...

(per 1000): 19.12

Life Expectancy Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age. The most commonly used measure is ''life expectancy at birth'' (LEB, or in demographic notation ''e''0, where '' ...

: 69.57

Birth Rate Birth rate, also known as natality, is the total number of live childbirth, human births per 1,000 population for a given period divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registr ...

: 3.50

Literacy Rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

: 85.65%

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

(HDI-M): 0.733 * HDI-M Income: 0.633 * HDI-M Longevity: 0.743 * HDI-M Education: 0.823 (Source: IPEADATA)

Notable people

* Francisca Júlia da Silva, Brazilian poet born in Eldorado on 31 August 1871.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be 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).

References

External links

Página da prefeitura
- ''In Portuguese'' Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{MesoregionSorocaba-geo-stub