Queluz
Municipality
Municipality of Queluz
Flag of Queluz
Flag
Coat of arms of Queluz
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 22°32′14″S 44°46′27″W / 22.53722°S 44.77417°W / -22.53722; -44.77417
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Metrop. regionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total249.83 km2 (96.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total13,606
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
12800-xxx
Area code+55 12
HDI (2010)0.722 – high[2]
Websitequeluz.sp.gov.br

Queluz is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3]

Location

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[4] The northeast boundary is shared with two other states, Minas Gerais to the north and Rio de Janeiro to the east.

History

The city came from a village of Purí Indians in the year of 1800. The village grew up around a chapel built by Indians and slaves under the leadership of father Francisco das Chagas Lima, who was sent to evangelize the Purí people, where he stands today is the Mother Church. The city was incorporated in 1876. The patron saint of Queluz is St. John the Baptist, and the name Queluz is a tribute to the Imperial Family, sharing the name of the town where D. Pedro I was born. Coffee culture is important to the municipality, as farms still exist in the surrounding countryside of Sertão, São José, Restauração, Bela Aurora, Regato, Cascata, etc.

In 2020, the population was estimated as 13,606 people living in an area of 249.4 km2 (96.3 sq mi).

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2000 9,112—    
2004 9,543+4.7%
2006 10,148+6.3%
2015 12,600+24.2%

Climate

The climate of Queluz is tropical, the year-round average low temperature is 16 degrees Celsius, and the average high temperature is 26 degrees Celsius.

Economy

The economic development of the municipality is related to farming and the production of toys from wood, leather, and embroidery. The secondary sector have contributed significantly to the region's economic development. The presence in the region of Brazil's main steel producer, the Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) is advantageous to industry in the region, such as the Volkswagen truck factory in Resende, 32 km from Queluz, and the Peugeot factory in Resende. Industries established in Queluz are exempt from municipal taxes for ten years; the council also supports negotiations with state and federal governments to reduce other taxes. To encourage the development of new industries, the mayor can donate land with infrastructure already available.

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. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01

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