Guará
Appearance
Guará | |
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Coordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W / 20.42833°S 47.82417°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | São Paulo |
Area | |
• Total | 362 km2 (140 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 20,911 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 20,911 (2015 est.) in an area of 362 km2.[1] The elevation is 573 m.[2]
This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber).[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ IBGE — Cidades (in Portuguese)
- ^ Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1889), "Guará", Diccionario de Vocabulos Brazileiros, Imprensa nacional, p. 71a
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