Statistics
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...
Microrregions:	Paraibuna/Paraitinga
Founded:	1953
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... :	23.09/23°5'26" S, 45.185/45°11'25" 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... :	913 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... :	5,122 (2004) Ranked 472nd
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... :	19.96/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 .... :	913 m
Postal code:	12510-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-16
Literacy rate:	85.64%
Website:	www.lagoinha.sp.gov.br
Population Statistics
Urban:	2,877 or 58.04%
Rural:	2,080 or 41.96%

Lagoinha is a municipality/county in the microrregion of Paraibuna/Paraitinga in the eastern part of 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...

, 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 2004 is 5,122, the density is 19.95/km² and the area is 256.68 km². The elevation is 913 m.

Economic activity centres upon agriculture, mainly dairy cattle and reforestry. Tourism has been growing in the region due to the abundance of water sources, falls, and natural hills, valley and forest environments.

Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2001	4,957	-	19.37/km²
2004	5,122	-	19.96/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 4,957, of which 2,877 or 58.04% are urban and 2,080 or (41.96%) are rural. The life expectancy for the city was 71.69 years. The fertility rate was at 2.31. The municipality has 2,585 males and 2,372 females. For every 100 males, there are 91.7 females. The literacy rate was 85.64%

External links

http://www.lagoinha.sp.gov.br citybrazil.com.br

Northwest: Roseira Roseira Roseira is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 9,788 and the area is 130.57 km². The elevation is 551 m....	North: Aparecida Aparecida Aparecida is a Brazilian city and municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the fertile valley of the River Paraíba do Sul on the southern bank. The population in 2004 was 35,754 and the area of the municipality is 121.232 km²...  and Guaratinguetá
West: Taubate Taubaté Taubaté is a city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities , being crossed by Presidente Dutra Highway which connects the two megacities, and between high, cold mountains and the Atlantic Ocean has...	Lagoinha	East: Cunha Cunha, São Paulo Cunha is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 22,975, its density is 16.33/km² and the area is 1,407 km². The first inhabitants arrived in the beginning of the 18th century. The municipality was founded in 1785, it was elevated to a city in 1858...
	South: São Luís do Paraitinga