Cotia | |
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 View of the historic center of Cotia | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in thestate of São Paulo andBrazil | |
  Cotia | |
| Coordinates:23°36′15″S46°55′10″W / 23.60417°S 46.91944°W /-23.60417; -46.91944 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Founded | April 2, 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Welington Aparecido Alfredo (PDT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 323.99 km2 (125.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 274,413 |
| • Density | 846.98/km2 (2,193.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Website | Prefeitura Municipal de Cotia |
Cotia is amunicipality in the state ofSão Paulo in Brazil. It is part of theMetropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 274.413 (2022 est.) in an area of 323.99 km2.[3] The city is at an elevation of 853 m. Cotia is linked with theRodovia Raposo Tavares highway.
The municipality is made up of the headquarters and the district of Caucaia do Alto, with its former districts ofJandira,Itapevi andVargem Grande Paulista (originally calledRaposo Tavares) having been split off to form new municipalities.[4]
Cotia was founded in 1580, and was an active village during the"bandeiras" expeditions. In 1626,Raposo Tavares and his companions arrived in the city. The "Sítio do Mandú" and "Sítio do Padre Inácio" (Mandu's Ranch and Priest Inácio's Ranch) were some of the first rural houses to be built there. Nowadays, they are preserved by the "Instituto Brasileiro de Patrimônio Cultural. Cotia was declared an independent municipality on April 2, 1856. According to the 1980 demographic census, the city had a population of over 62 thousand people.
Thecity'seconomy is quite diverse, with the industrial and agricultural sectors standing out.
In the industrial sector located along theRaposo Tavares Highway and its surroundings, the most important products are electrical materials,chemicals,ceramics,toys,textiles,explosives,food,wine,brandy and agricultural machinery.
Inagriculture, the most notable arepotatoes,tomatoes,corn,beans,garlic and variousfruits, most of which come from Caucaia do Alto.Poultry farming is also developed in themunicipality.
In 2014, the municipality had 1,200 licensed companies (micro, small, medium and service providers) and, by the first quarter of 2015, it had 6,186 individual microentrepreneurs.[5]
The city is located west ofSão Paulo, and has a terrain made of valleys and mountains, reaching a maximum elevation of 1,074 meters above sea level[6]
The city has theCotia River as its main river.
The city has a densely populated urban area, but the less developed areas to the west attract people interested inecotourism. The only naturally occurring case ofBrazilian hemorrhagic fever took place here.
| Year | Population |
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| 2003 | 161,782 |
| 2004 | 170,206 |
| 2006 | 179,685 |
| 2015 | 229,548 |
In telecommunications, the city was served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted theVivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[8]
Cotia travel guide from Wikivoyage
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