Araraquara ( port. Araraquara ) is a municipality in Brazil , part of the state of São Paulo . A component of the mezoregion Ararakar . Included in the economic and statistical micro-region Araraquara . The population is 199,657 people for 2006 . It covers an area of 1,005,968 km². The population density is 198.5 persons / km².
| Municipality | |||||
| Araraquara | |||||
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| Araraquara | |||||
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| A country |  Brazil | ||||
| State | Sao paulo state | ||||
| Mayor | Edson António Edinho da Silva ( PT ) | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Based | 1817 | ||||
| Square | 1005,968 km² | ||||
| Center height | 664 m | ||||
| Climate type | tropical | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 3 , in summer UTC − 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 199,657 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 198.5 p / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | araraquarense | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Telephone code | +55 16 | ||||
City Festival - August 22
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History
Initially, the region was inhabited by the Tupi-Guarani Indians. At the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century, Pedro José Neto ( port. Pedro José Neto ), a native of the Rio de Janeiro region, entrenched in these places and built a chapel dedicated to Saint Benedict . The city was founded on August 22, 1817 .
There are two possible origins of its name: their language is Tupi-Guarani or from the lingua-jaral-paulista . In both cases, the name comes from similar expressions meaning " macaw lair" [1] .
Geography
Climate: tropical. According to the Köppen classification , the climate is classified as Aw. Because of the hot climate and the spectacular sunsets that can be seen here, Araraquaru is called the “abode of the sun” ( port. Morada do Sol ) [2] .
Statistics
- Gross domestic product for 2003 amounts to 2.266.686.970.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The gross domestic product per capita for 2003 is 11,819.45 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The human development index for 2000 is 0.830 (data: United Nations Development Program ).
Panorama
Panorama of the central part of the city (2007). |