Itatiba

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Itatiba

Total population

121,590

Elevation750 m

Land area322.23 km²

Coordinates-23.01°, -46.84°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Itatiba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, approximately 80 km from the state capital, also named São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population in the 2022 Census was 121,590 in an area of 322.269 km2 (124.429 sq mi). The average elevation is 750 m. The place's name comes from the Tupi Guarani language, and means "Many Rocks". The city is known as the "Princess of the Hill" due to its rugged terrain. According to the Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN), Itatiba was the ninth city with the highest quality of life in Brazil, presenting a FIRJAN Municipal Development Index of 0.8779 in 2018. In the 1970s, it used to known as the colonial-style furniture capital of Brazil. Itatiba also has one of the biggest thematic zoos in Latin America, the "Zooparque".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Aylthon Brandão Joly

Brazilian botanist (1924-1975)

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Odirlei de Souza Gaspar

Brazilian footballer

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Beto Bianchi

association football player

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Ofélia Anunciato

Brazilian chef (1924–1998)

Amadeu Bellini

Fabiana Scaranzi

Brazilian journalist

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João de Aguiar Pupo

Brazilian physician and university teacher

Judith Brito

Brazilian journalist

Luiza Ambiel

Brazilian actress

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Rubens Teixeira Scavone

Brazilian writer (1925-2007)

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Argemiro Roque

former Brasilian sprinter and middle-distance runner

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Ranulfo Pinheiro Lima

Brazilian politician

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Ademir Santo Franco de Camargo

politician from Brazil

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David Jose Bueno Gomes

politician from Brazil

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Douglas Augusto Pinheiro de Oliveira

politician from Brazil

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Ailton Antonio Fumachi

politician from Brazil

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Itatiba

Imigrantes italianos em Itatiba

Luís Soares de Camargo · 2001

Mulheres na história de Itatiba

Lucimara Rasmussen Gabuardi · 2008

O uso da terra em Itatiba e Morungaba

Wanda Silveira Navarra · 1977

Além dos secos e molhados

Denis Rafael Pereira · 2009

Operários F.C. 70 anos

Rogério Scavone · 2020

A oliveira de Salomão e minha trajetória no tempo

Jorge Baladi · 2017

O tear e a cidade

Sebastião Mantovani · 2006

Guardiãs da história

Bruno Toledo · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Seen 2026-09-17

Paraná Araucaria

Araucaria angustifolia

Seen 2026-09-12

Blue-and-white Swallow

Pygochelidon cyanoleuca

Seen 2026-09-12

Rapacious Panther Ant

Pachycondyla harpax

Seen 2026-09-11

Neoponera verenae

Neoponera verenae

Seen 2026-09-11

Pheidole fimbriata

Pheidole fimbriata

Seen 2026-09-11

Green Ibis

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Seen 2026-09-11

Pachycondyla striata

Pachycondyla striata

Seen 2026-09-11

Neoponera marginata

Neoponera marginata

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers