Caraguatatuba
Municipality
Municipality of Caraguatatuba
Flag of Caraguatatuba
Flag
Official seal of Caraguatatuba
Seal
Nickname: 
"Capital do Litoral Norte" "Caraguá"
Motto: 
Duc in altvm "Conduza para o Alto"
Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
Caraguatatuba is located in Brazil
Caraguatatuba
Caraguatatuba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°37′12″S 45°24′46″W / 23.62000°S 45.41278°W / -23.62000; -45.41278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
FoundedApril 20, 1857
Government
 • MayorAntônio Carlos da Silva (PSDB)
Area
 • Total484.947 km2 (187.239 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total123,389
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.759 – high[2]
Websitewww.caraguatatuba.sp.gov.br

Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 123,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 485.10 km².[4] Caraguatatuba is the largest city of São Paulo's north shore. The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by agriculture and tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.

Population

YearPopulation
200386,944
200492,283
200996,125
2010100,899
2015113,317

Geography

Caraguatatuba is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Serra do Mar and is home to the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar. Its neighboring cities are Natividade da Serra to the north, Ubatuba to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast (with the island of Ilhabela to the south), São Sebastião to the south, Salesópolis to the west and Paraibuna northwest.

Beaches

There are 17 beaches in Caraguatatuba from north to south, they are:

  • Praia de Tabatinga (Tabatinga Beach)
  • Praia da Mocóca (Mococa Beach)
  • Praia da Cocanha (Cocanha Beach)
  • Praia do Massaguaçú (Massaguaçu Beach)
  • Praia do Capricórnio (Capricorn Beach)
  • Praia Brava (Brave Beach)
  • Praia Martim de Sá (Martim de Sá Beach)
  • Prainha (Little Beach)
  • Praia da Freira (Nun Beach)
  • Praia do Camaroeiro (Shrimping Beach)
  • Praia do Centro (Downtown Beach)
  • Praia Grande (Big Beach)
  • Praia do Indaiá (Indaiá Beach)
  • Praia Pan Brasil (Pan Brasil Beach)
  • Praia das Palmeiras (Palm Trees Beach)
  • Praia do Romance (Romance Beach)
  • Praia das Flecheiras (Flecheiras Beach)
  • Praia do Porto Novo (New Port Beach)

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  4. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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