- Araçoiaba da Serra
Araçoiaba da Serra is a city in the state of São Paulo in
Brazil . The population in2004 is 22,521 and the area is 256.15 km². The elevation is 625 m. The first part of the origin of the name comes from theTupi language , meaning "hider of the sun." This name comes from a single mountain nearby that the natives noted hid the sun as it set in the area.Population history
Demographics
According to the
2000 IBGE Census, the population was 19,816, of which 13,679 are urban and 6,137 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.1 years. The literacy rate was at 92.14%.External links
* http://www.araboiaba.sp.gov.br
* [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/aracoiaba Araçoiaba da Serra on citybrazil.com.br] - partly unavailable due that is not found in some search engines
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