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Guarujá

Total population

287,634

Founded

1934

Elevation4 m
Land area142.59 km²
Coordinates-23.99°, -46.26°

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City facts

Founded
1934
Elevation
4 m
Area
142.59 km²
Official website
www.guaruja.sp.gov.br

Sister cities

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Overview

Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of the Baixada Santista. The population is 311,116 in an area of 143.58 km2 (55.44 sq mi). This place name comes from the Tupi language, and means "narrow path". The population is highly urbanized, forms a 2nd urban core and beachfront island across the river from São Vicente Island, the island is coterminous with the municipality, with exception of small offshore isles like Ilha dos Arvoredos.

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History & geography

Geography

Guarujá is located on the Santo Amaro Island, situated on the shore of São Paulo. Its main economic sources are seasonal tourism and port related activities. Guarujá is a popular weekend destination for families from São Paulo, who can get there driving in less than one hour (through the Imigrantes highway). Traffic gets heavy during the evening on the holidays. Guarujá has a borough called Vicente de Carvalho, in tribute to the Parnasianist poet. A nickname for the city is "The Pearl of the Atlantic". In total, Guarujá has 27 beaches, with the most famous including Guaiúba, Tombo, Astúrias, Pitangueiras, Enseada, Pernambuco, Perequê, São Pedro, Tijucopava, Iporanga, Praia Branca and Praia Preta.

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Geography

Latitude
-23.9928
Longitude
-46.2558
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Air quality

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,653

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,063
Avg daily Wikipedia views
35
Attention level
Quiet

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3518701
UF
SP
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de São Paulo
Microrregião
Santos

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br