Guaraçaí
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guaraçaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its estimated population is of 8,290 inhabitants (as of 2020) in an area of 569.197 km2 (220 sq mi)[7] and its elevation is of 440.22 m (1,444 ft) above the sea level.[8]
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Guaraçaí | |
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Etymology: coaracy (Sun)[1][2] | |
Nicknames: | |
Anthem: Hino a Guaraçaí | |
Coordinates: 21°1′42″S 51°12′24″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | São Paulo |
Mesoregion | Araçatuba |
Microregion | Andradina |
Incorporated | 24 December 1948[3] |
Founded by | João Machado de Souza[1][2] |
Named for | Moldenhawera floribunda[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Nelson Kazumi Tanaka (Cidadania) |
• Municipal Chamber | |
Area | |
• Municipality | 569.197 km2 (219.768 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2,246th, Brazil |
Elevation | 440.22 m (1,444.29 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 8,435 |
• Estimate (2020)[7] | 8,290 |
• Rank | 3,277th, Brazil |
• Density | 14.80/km2 (38.3/sq mi) |
• Urban | 6,654 |
• Rural | 1,781 |
Demonym | guaraçaiense[7][11] |
Ethnicity | |
• White | 60.12% (5,071 inhabitants) |
• Pardo | 32.77% (2,764 inhabitants) |
• Black | 3.84% (324 inhabitants) |
• Yellow | 3.27% (276 inhabitants) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal codes | 16980-000 |
Area code | 18[13] |
HDI (2010)[14] | 0.719 – high |
Website | Official website |
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The municipality contains 32.46% of the 9,044 hectares (22,350 acres) from the Aguapeí State Park, created in 1998.[15]