Araçatuba

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Field	Value
official_name	Araçatuba
image_skyline	Montagem ata 2.jpg
image_flag	Bandeira do Araçatuba.svg
image_shield	Brasao prefeituraAraçatuba.png
image_map	SaoPaulo Municip Aracatuba.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Araçatuba
pushpin_map	Brazil
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Southeast
subdivision_name2	São Paulo
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Dilador Borges (PSDB)
established_title	Founded
established_date	1908
established_title2	City status
established_date2	1921
area_total_km2	1167.4
population_as_of	2025
population_total	208.415
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	UTC-3
utc_offset	-3
timezone_DST	UTC-2
utc_offset_DST	-2
coordinates
elevation_m	390
area_code	(+55) 18
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	16015
blank_name	HDI (2000)
blank_info	0,848 – high
website	Prefecture of Araçatuba
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Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 207,775 inhabitants (IBGE/2024) and spans 1167.4 km2. The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá" (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum). Araçatuba is located 532 km from São Paulo.

Its origins date back to the coffee boom and, at the turn of the century, its economy was characterized by the growth of sugarcane plantations. This scenario also includes livestock farming, 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 sheep farming. With a diversified economy, the service sector is the predominant one in the city. Araçatuba is also characterized by being a university 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 tertiary sector is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The primary sector corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP, and the industry corresponds to 18.97%. Agro-industrial activities are important in the region.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km2. This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.

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 football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Araçatuba, elevation 397 m (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1996–2022) |Jan record high C = 41.0 |Feb record high C = 40.0 |Mar record high C = 38.0 |Apr record high C = 38.0 |May record high C = 34.2 |Jun record high C = 34.0 |Jul record high C = 35.7 |Aug record high C = 38.9 |Sep record high C = 42.0 |Oct record high C = 41.0 |Nov record high C = 42.0 |Dec record high C = 41.0 |Jan record low C = 14.0 |Feb record low C = 15.7 |Mar record low C = 15.6 |Apr record low C = 8.2 |May record low C = 5.2 |Jun record low C = 1.8 |Jul record low C = 1.8 |Aug record low C = 2.1 |Sep record low C = 5.0 |Oct record low C = 10.0 |Nov record low C = 13.3 |Dec record low C = 15.0 |Jan high C = 31.8 |Feb high C = 32.3 |Mar high C = 31.9 |Apr high C = 31.0 |May high C = 27.5 |Jun high C = 26.8 |Jul high C = 27.7 |Aug high C = 29.9 |Sep high C = 31.4 |Oct high C = 32.4 |Nov high C = 32.2 |Dec high C = 32.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 26.5 |Feb mean C = 26.9 |Mar mean C = 26.4 |Apr mean C = 25.2 |May mean C = 21.6 |Jun mean C = 20.7 |Jul mean C = 20.9 |Aug mean C = 22.7 |Sep mean C = 24.6 |Oct mean C = 26.0 |Nov mean C = 26.2 |Dec mean C = 26.8 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 21.1 |Feb low C = 21.4 |Mar low C = 20.8 |Apr low C = 19.2 |May low C = 15.6 |Jun low C = 14.5 |Jul low C = 14.0 |Aug low C = 15.4 |Sep low C = 17.7 |Oct low C = 19.5 |Nov low C = 20.2 |Dec low C = 21.0 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 301.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 200.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 136.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 76.3 |May precipitation mm = 64.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 45.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 24.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 28.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 82.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 104.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 128.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 175.5 |year precipitation mm = | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 14.9 | Feb precipitation days = 12.8 | Mar precipitation days = 10.0 | Apr precipitation days = 5.2 | May precipitation days = 4.8 | Jun precipitation days = 3.5 | Jul precipitation days = 2.7 | Aug precipitation days = 2.4 | Sep precipitation days = 5.3 | Oct precipitation days = 8.0 | Nov precipitation days = 9.0 | Dec precipitation days = 11.9 | year precipitation days = | source 1 = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas{{cite web | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmaxPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Máxima Mensal | publisher= Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTminPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Mínima Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QTmedPeriodo.asp | title = Temperatura Média Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}} | url = https://www.ciiagro.sp.gov.br/ciiagroonline/Quadros/QChuvaPeriodo.asp | title = Chuva Mensal | publisher = Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas | language = pt | access-date = 7 July 2024}}

Photo gallery

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/2013-09-08T00-58-12_1.jpg" caption="Sunset over Araçatuba"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Skyline_pôr_do_sol_Araçatuba_2.jpg" caption="Dusk and cityscape"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Prédios_Araçatuba.jpg" caption="Buildings"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Araçatuba_pompeu_machadinho.jpg" caption="Pompeu de Toledo Avenue and Brasília Avenue crossing"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Deposito_de_locomotiva.jpg" caption="Historic building and cultural center"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Yacht_Clube_Aracatuba.jpg" caption="Yacht club and Tietê riverside"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Araçatuba_Tietê_jetski.jpg" caption="Jet-skiing on Tietê river"] ::

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/aracatuba/panorama IBGE 2025]
"EncontraAracatuba.com {{!}} Guia de Aracatuba » EncontraAracatuba.com".
"History of the City". Museumarechalrondon.blogspot.com.
"Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search". SEADE.gov.br.
"2010 Census of the IBGE - Synopsis - Tables 761 and 1301 - Search". IBGE.gov.br.
"Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973".
"Our History - Telefônica RI".

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