Cotia
Cotia is a ceety in the state o São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2006 wis 179,685. The ceety is at a altitude o 853 m, its density is 554.77/km² an the aurie is 324 km². Cotia is linkit wi the Rodovia Raposo Tavares heich-gate.
Cotia | |
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 View of Cotia | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Location in the state o São Paulo an Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′15″S 46°55′10″W / 23.60417°S 46.91944°W | |
| Kintra | Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Founded | 2 Apryle 1856 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Carlão Camago (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 323.891 km2 (125.055 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 209,027 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.826 – high[2] |
| Website | Prefeitura Municipal de Cotia |
History
eeditCotia wis foondit in 1580, an wis a active veelage durin the "bandeiras" expeditions. In 1626, Raposo Tavares an his companions arrivit in the ceety. The "Sítio do Mandú" an "Sítio do Padre Inácio" (Mandu's Ranch an Priest Inácio's Ranch) wur some o the first landwart hooses tae be biggit thare. Nouadays, they are preservit bi the "Instituto Brasileiro de Patrimônio Cultural. Cotia wis declared a independent municipality on 2 Apryle 1856. Accordin tae the 1980 demographic census, the ceety haed a population o ower 62 thoosan fowk.
Geografie
eeditThe ceety is locatit wast o São Paulo, an haes a terrain made o valleys an muntains, reachin a maximum altitude o 1,074 metres abuin sea level [3]
The ceety haes the Cotia River as its main river.
The ceety haes a densely populatit urban aurie, but the less developed auries tae the wast attract fowk interestit in ecotourism.
Population history
eedit| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 161,782 | 399.22/km² |
| 2004 | 170,206 | 535.33/km² |
| 2006 | 179,685 | 554.77/km² |
See an aw
eedit- Granja Viana, a destrict o Cotia
References
eedit- ↑ "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Julie 2012. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNDP
- ↑ "Terrain of the city at CityBrazil.com.br". Archived frae the original on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 6 Januar 2014.
- History of Cotia at the City Hall website Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
eedit- (in Portuguese) http://www.cotia.sp.gov.br
- (in Portuguese) Cotia on citybrazil.com.br Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine