Várzea Paulista | |
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 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Várzea Paulista Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:23°12′41″S46°49′42″W / 23.21139°S 46.82833°W /-23.21139; -46.82833 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 123,071 |
| • Density | 3,510/km2 (9,080/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Várzea Paulista is a municipality in the state ofSão Paulo inBrazil. The population is 123,071 (2020 est.) in an area of 35.1 km2.[2] The elevation is 745 m. It is part of the agglomeration ofJundiaí.
In telecommunications, the city was served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[3] 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).[4]
It is located atlatitude 23º12'41"South andlongitude 46º49'42"West, at an altitude of 745 meters. The municipality has its urban area conurbated with Jundiaí.
The city is part of the Jundiaí Metropolitan Region. Várzea Paulista has ceased to be a dormitory town and has become an industrial city. The city is one of the cities that has been generating the most jobs (according to the IBGE), surpassing the average of other cities in the region.
Today, the city is known nationally and internationally as the City of Orchids, with one of the largest orchid nurseries in Latin America and several others spread throughout the city, not to mention local and independent producers. Since 2005, the city has held the Orquivárzea or Orchid Festival event, one of the largest orchid exhibitions in Brazil and the interior, attracting visitors from various parts of the country and national and international exhibitors.
In 2013, Várzea Paulista had its sewage treatment plant inaugurated, treating 92% of all sewage produced in the city, making theJundiaí River cleaner. The work being carried out inItupeva,Salto andIndaiatuba, in addition to the work done inJundiaí, will allow theJundiaí River basin to become the first depollutedriver basin in the country in a few years.[5]
The city of Várzea Paulista is 9 km fromJundiaí Airport, 55 km fromSão Paulo Airport, 67 km fromGuarulhos Airport and 43 km fromCampinas Airport in the interior of the state, making the city an attraction for companies to set up in the city. In addition to the road and rail network that serves the entireJundiaí Region.
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