Caraguatatuba | |
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Municipality of Caraguatatuba | |
Nickname: "Capital do Litoral Norte"
"Caraguá" | |
Motto: Duc in altvm "Conduza para o Alto" | |
![]() Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil | |
Coordinates: 23°37′12″S 45°24′46″W / 23.62000°S 45.41278°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southeast |
State | ![]() |
Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
Founded | April 20, 1857 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antônio Carlos da Silva (PSDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 484.947 km2 (187.239 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 123,389 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.759 – high[2] |
Website | www |
Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 123,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 485.10 km2.[4] Caraguatatuba is the largest city of São Paulo's north shore. The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by agriculture and tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.[citation needed]
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