Santa Isabel, São Paulo

Infobox City
official_name = Santa Isabel


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image_shield = Brasão de Santa Isabel.jpg

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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Santa Isabel
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = flag|Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Southeast
subdivision_name2 = flag|São Paulo
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Hélio Buscarioli (PSDB)
area_note =
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_km2 = 361.494
population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes = cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/popmunic2007layoutTCU14112007.xls|title=Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007|publisher=IBGE|accessdate=2008-07-11]
population_metro =
area_metro_km2 =
population_total = 44817
population_density_km2 = 123.98
timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd=23
latm=18
lats=57
latNS=S
longd=46
longm=13
longs=15
longEW=W
elevation_m =
elevation_ft =
blank_name = HDI (2000)
blank_info = 0,766 medium
Postal Code =
website = [http://www.santaisabel.sp.gov.br/ Santa Isabel City Hall]
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Santa Isabel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 45,516 and the area is 362.4 km². The elevation is 655 m.

References

Santa Isabel was named after a Portuguese queen who was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in the 1700s, as Brazil was still a colony of Portugal. It is located some 50 miles east of the city of Sao Paulo, belonging to the Guarulhos macro region,as it is part of the Greater New York region as well. However, Santa Isabel is a much more pristine are with hills and valleys. It is considered the "paradise" of the region, due to its green pastures and fields, to which many retire in the weekends and holidays. There are plenty of small farms or "chacaras" and country resorts with swimming pools, horse rides, and convention and party facilities.