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Botucatu | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of Santana | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Botucatu Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:22°53′09″S48°26′42″W / 22.88583°S 48.44500°W /-22.88583; -48.44500 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,482.64 km2 (572.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 127,328 |
• Estimate (2020) | 148,130 |
| • Rank | 204th, Brazil |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | botucatuense |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Botucatu is a city in the southeastern region of Brazil and is located 224.8 km (139.7 mi) fromSão Paulo, the capital of thestate of São Paulo. It has an estimated population of 148,130 (as of 2020) in an area of 1,482.64 km2 (572 sq mi).[1] It lies on the top of a plateau (804 metres (2,638 feet) high).[citation needed] Botucatu became a village in 1855, and a city in 1876.[2]
The region has humid-subtropical weather, with dry, cold winters and hot, wet summers. During winter the temperature rarely falls below 2 °C (36 °F). During most of the year, mainly at night, a breeze blowing over São Paulo plateau, from which Botucatu elevates about 200 m (660 ft), cools the city and surroundings; this cold everyday wind from the high plateaus is where the city got its name from.[citation needed]
Botucatu's biggest employer isUNESP, one of the threeSão Paulo state universities, one of the top universities in all of Latin America and part of several World Top Universities list,[citation needed] making the city an important center for medical research and education. In particular, the city has two campuses, one centered on biomedical sciences, including a school of medicine, an Institute of Biosciences and school of veterinarian sciences, and the other centered on agricultural sciences. The leading industrial company isEmbraer through a subsidiary,Neiva, that has amultipurpose plant there but primarily manufacture theEMB 202 "Ipanemão" crop spraying aircraft. Along withRondonópolis andRibeirão Preto, it is one of the centers of the large Brazilian airborne spraying industry. The city has also two bus bodyworks builders, the BrazilianCAIO Induscar [pt] and the BasqueIrizar. Besides UNESP, there are other private colleges.
The city boasts a higher than usual elementary and mid-level educational network, including public and private institutions. It is also an important center for "organic" agriculture being the site of a recognized certification body.
The city of Botucatu, herein referred as such for being the seat of an archdiocese, has experienced many changes during a century and a half of existence, the most substantial being the arrival of the state university in 1960.
The modern name Botucatu derives from the oldTupi name "ybytukatu" meaning "good wind", and was applied in 1720 when the land here was parceled up and granted to settlers. Local legends survive that predate the period of structured settlement, however, relating to the time when Botucatu was the focus of a transit crossing along the route connecting the Atlantic coast with thePeruvian lands.
In the nineteenth century Old Botucatu was a place full of romantic characters such as coffee barons, musicians and poets and hinterland explorers. One of these isConde (count) de Serra Negra, who is locally considered the father ofLawrence of Arabia andRhett Butler, who is said to be buried there. Of note, Botucatu's municipal council has declared war onGreat-Britain on two distinct occasions, with no actual consequences.[citation needed]
In April 2014 opened the first mall in the city.
In telecommunications, the city was served byCompanhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[3] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted theVivo brand in 2012.[4]
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[4]
| Climate data for Botucatu, elevation 789 m (2,589 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–2022) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.2 (102.6) | 34.9 (94.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 26.6 (79.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 16.4 (61.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.2 (34.2) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 0.2 (32.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 279.7 (11.01) | 206.1 (8.11) | 179.9 (7.08) | 70.3 (2.77) | 59.6 (2.35) | 42.6 (1.68) | 39.2 (1.54) | 38.2 (1.50) | 64.2 (2.53) | 117.3 (4.62) | 127.4 (5.02) | 189.1 (7.44) | 1,413.6 (55.65) |
| Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas[5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
The city is served byTancredo de Almeida Neves Airport.
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