Araçatuba

Infobox City
official_name = Araçatuba


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image_shield = Brasão Araçatuba.jpg

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map_caption = Location of Araçatuba
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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 = Jorge Maluly Netto (DEM)
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established_date =
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area_total_km2 = 1167.311
area_total_sq_mi =
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_total = 181.143
population_density_km2 = 153.21
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 21
latm = 12
lats = 32
latNS = S
longd = 50
longm = 25
longs = 58
longEW = W
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blank_name = HDI (2000)
blank_info = 0,848 – high
website = [http://www.aracatuba.sp.gov.br/ Araçatuba]
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Araçatuba is a city located in the north-west of São Paulo state, Brazil. It has 181.143 inhabitants. The main activities are agro-industrial related, especially cattle. The area is 1170.5 km². The elevation is 390 m.

The city is the capital of the Araçatuba Micro-Region which has a population of 232,341 (2000), an area of 5.380,6 km² and a population density of 43/km². The region also includes the small towns of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea,Birigui,Coroados and Valparaíso. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçatuba.

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External links

*pt icon [http://www.folhadaregiao.com.br Araçatubas´s newspaper]