Atibaia


Atibaia is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo.
According to the Brazilian statistics institute the IBGE, the city is a conurbation with Bom Jesus dos Perdões forming the largest urban agglomeration in the Bragantina Region with more than 180 thousand inhabitants.

History

In 1665, Jerônimo de Camargo and his expedition found a hill near a river named Tubaia. Jerônimo de Camargo was a Bandeirante explorer.

Geography

Atibaia is located 64 km north-east of São Paulo and 88 km south-east of Campinas.
Image:Atibaia vista de Pedra Grande 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Atibaia, general view from Pedra Grande
Atibaia has 478 square kilometers of area, 40% of this area is urbanized. The average altitude is 800 meters.

Demographics

According to the census of 2007 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Atibaia has approximately 119,166 inhabitants and 65% of the population is part of the economically active age group.

Economy

In 2005, The Brazilian Development Bank loaned Atibaia R$2 million, to try to help it improve its city hall management.

Sites of interest

The Museu João Batista Conti, opened in 1954, contains arms, armor, furniture, historical objects, coins and works of religious art along with documents on the colonial and imperial periods in Brazil.

Sister cities