Guará

Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2. The elevation is 573 m.

Guará
Location in São Paulo state
Guará
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total21,308
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber).

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