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State:	São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
Meso-region:	Paulista Macro-Metropolitan Meso-Region
Microrregions:	Sorocaba Sorocaba (micro-region) The Microregion of Sorocaba is a microregion in the central part of São Paulo State, Brazil.- Municipalities:* Alumínio* Araçariguama* Araçoiaba da Serra* Cabreúva* Capela do Alto* Iperó* Itu* Mairinque* Porto Feliz* Salto* Salto de Pirapora...
Founded:	March 24
Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... :	23.915/23°18'27" S, 47.132/47°7'59" W
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... :	259.8 km²
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... :	36,106 (2004) Ranked 312nd
Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... :	138.98/km²
Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... :	640 m
Postal code:	13315-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-15
Website:	www.cabreuva.sp.gov.br
Population Statistics
Urban:	25,760
Rural:	7,340
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Literacy rate:	90.05%

Cabreúva is a municipality (município) in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The population in 2003 is 36,106, the density is about 138/km² the area is 261 km² The elevation is 640 m. This place name comes from the Tupi words

Tupian languages

The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.-History, members and classification:...

 Kaburé-Iwa, the tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

 of the owl

Owl

Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...

and is known by the aboriginals.

History

The city was established in the beginning of 18th century by a member of the Martins

Martins

-People:* Anderson Martins, Brazilian footballer* André Renato Soares Martins, Portuguese footballer*Corentin Martins, French footballer* Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer*Gaspar Martins, Angolan ambassador*João Carlos Martins, Brazilian pianist...

 and Ramos

Ramos

This is a list of people named Ramos:* Alejandra Ramos, Chilean middle distance runner* Ariel Ramos, Cuban sport wrestler* Bartolomeo Ramos, Renaissance music theorist* Edwin Ramos, gang member* Eliana Ramos, Uruguayan model* Fidel V...

 family, from the city of Itu

Itu

Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...

, passed by the Tietê

Tietê

Tietê may refer to:* Tietê, São Paulo, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil;* Tietê River, a river in the same state....

 river and searched a place located and founded a situated valley between the three mountain ranges (derived from the Tupi language) - they are Japi, Guaxatuba and Taguá. The area is cultivated with sugar canes which gave the origin to its local economy for some decades, which received its nickname of the city, Terra da Pinga

Pinga

In Inuit mythology, Pinga was a goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld....

/Land of Pinga.

The name of this city originates from the Cabreúva tree of the medium-brown type (Myrocarpus frondosus

Myrocarpus frondosus

Myrocarpus frondosus, the Ibirá-Payé, Incienso, Quina Morada, or Qu, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

, of the family Leguminosae-Papilionoideae).

Geography

Its landscape is dominated by two detached geographical formations: the mountain ranges of (Japi, Guaxatuba and Taguá) and the Tietê river. The altitudes vary between 640 m in the center of the city up to 1,200 m Serra do Japi. The city has 261 km², of which 96 km² are urban and 165 km² are rural.

Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2001	33,100	-	127.41/km²
2004	36,106	-	138.98/km²

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE

IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...

 Census, the population was 33,100, of which 25,760 are urban and 7,340 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.14 years. The literacy rate was at 90.05%.

Events

March 24: Day of the municipal anniversary

SITE VISITE CABREUVA Homepage of Cabreúva Cabreúva on citybrazil.com.br Cabreúva's Newspaper - Caleidoscópio Cabreúva's Newspaper - Mais Cabreúva Cabreúva's Telephone directory

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	South: Pirapora do Bom Jesus Pirapora do Bom Jesus Pirapora do Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 13,762, the density is 127.43/km² and the area is 108 km². Pirapora comes from the Tupi language.-See also:*Pirapora...  and Araçariguama Araçariguama Araçariguama is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 13,324 and the area is 146.7 km². The origin of the name comes from the Tupi language The elevation is 695 m...