Guaratinguetá
Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of Vale do Paraíba; prominent individuals from the area include Saint Frei Galvão, Brazilian President Rodrigues Alves and the cardiologist Dr Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini. The name of the city derives from the words in the Tupi language: gûyra (heron), tinga (white) and etá (many), resulting in Gûyrating'etá (meeting of white herons).
Guaratinguetá | |
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| Municipality of Guaratinguetá | |
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| Motto: Paulistarum arx (Latin) | |
Location of Guaratinguetá in São Paulo state | |
Guaratinguetá | |
| Coordinates: 22°49′00″S 45°13′40″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Established | June 13, 1630 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 752.64 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
| • Total | 122,505 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.798 – high |
| Website | www |
The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.