Mineiros do Tietê is a municipality in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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 in Brazil

Brazil

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, located at 22º24'34" S latitude

Latitude

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 and 48º27'02" W longitude

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, at an altitude of 669 meters. The estimated population in 2004 is 12,407 and the area is 212.44 km². It is situated in the center of the state of São Paulo, near the following cities: Dois Córregos

Dois Córregos

Dois Córregos is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 24,412 and the area is 634.25 km². The elevation is 673 m....

 (9 km), Barra Bonita

Barra Bonita

Barra Bonita is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 37,871 and the area is 150.56 km². The elevation is 457 m....

 (13 km), Jaú

Jaú

Jaú is a municipality in the center of the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. The population in 2008 was 133,333 and the area is 690.18 km². The elevation is 522 m...

 (18 km), São Manuel

São Manuel

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 (45 km), Torrinha

Torrinha

Torrinha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 9,521. The elevation is 802 m.-History:The occupation and settlements where today is located in the municipality of Torrinha, have been shaped by the advancement of frontiers of colonization towards interior...

 (35 km), Igaraçu do Tietê

Igaraçu do Tietê

Igaraçu do Tietê is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 23,509 and the area is 96.851 km². The elevation is 498 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language....

 (15 km), Lençois Paulista

Lençóis Paulista

Lençóis Paulista is a municipality/county in the Central West region of the state of São Paulo. The estimated population in 2010 is 70,331 and the area is 805.8 km²...

 (46 km), Pederneiras

Pederneiras

Pederneiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2010 according to is 41,497 people and the total area is 729 km². The elevation is 475 m.- History :* Foundation: May 22nd, 1891...

 (45 km) and Bauru

Bauru

Bauru is a Brazilian city and municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is also the capital of the micro-region of Bauru...

 (82 km).

History

The city was founded in 1840, when many tropical convoys left the mining towns of Caldas Novas, Santana do Sapucai and Alfenas with the objective of taking undeveloped lands. The same happened with the neighboring towns of Jaú, Brotas and Dois Córregos. A town was formed in the area, known as the Miners' Barrio. In 1875, after legalizing his properties, Vicente Valério dos Santos donated 4 alqueire

Alqueire

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s of land to the Catholic Church for a diocese, and to build a chapel.

On January 17, 1891, this diocese and chapel were elevated to the status of District of Peace for the town of Dois Córregos.

On August 29, 1898, State Law number 581 was passed, elevating the town to the status of Municipality with the name of Mineiros, and electing a City Council, Mayor and other administrators.

In 1944, after a local election, the name was changed to Mineiros do Tietê, named after the local Tietê River

Tietê River

The Tietê River is a Brazilian river in the state of São Paulo.The source is in Salesópolis in the Serra do Mar, at 1,120 m altitude...

, because there was another town named Mineiros

Mineiros

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 in the neighboring state of Goiás

Goiás

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