Itapeva is a city in the

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. The population is 94,804 (2020 est.) in an area of 1826.26 km².

History

The city was founded as a village in the beginning of the 18th century. In 1769 the municipality was created, by separating it from

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Cam ...

. Named Itapeva da Faxina until 1910 and Faxina until 1938. In Tupi language, Itapeva means “flat stone”. Founder: Antônio Furquim Pedroso. In Itapeva is located the

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, which is a tourist point, in addition to the Vila Isabel Station, the Pilão D’Agua and the Dr. Pinheiro Promenade.

Geography

Itapeva is located at an elevation of 684 meters.

HDI

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

(HDI-M): 0,745 (Fonte: IPEADATA)

Hydrography

* Apiaí-Guaçu River *

Taquari River The Taquari River () is a river in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Paraguay River. The town of Coxim is situated on the Taquari. The Taquari River is considered the most degraded river in ...

* Pirituba River * Taquari-Mirim River *

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Highways

* SP-249 * SP-258 Francisco Alves Negrão Highway

Districts

Itapeva has three districts * Guarizinho * Alto da Brancal * Areia Branca

Climate

The coldest month is June (mean temperature 15.1 °C, 59°F), and the hottest is January (mean 22.7 °C, 73 °F). Rainfall averages 1254 mm.

Governance

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: falcão got de Itapeva sp( PSDB ) 2021-2025

Higher education

* Faculdade Metodista do Sul Paulista * FAIT * UNESP - São Paulo State University * UNIGRAN NET * FATEC Internacional * FACINTER

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by

Companhia Telefônica Brasileira Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB) was a Brazilian fixed-line telephone company that provided services to the states of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (state), São Paulo, as well as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo thr ...

until 1973, 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

Populated places established in 1769 {{MesoregionSorocaba-geo-stub