- Colina, Brazil
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Statistics State: São Paulo Micro-Region: Barretos Founded: 1926 Location: 48.623/49°37'27' N lat.
20.713/20°42'48' W long.Area: 425.16 km² Population: 17,053 (2004) Population density: 40.11/km² Elevation: 595 m Postal code: 14770-xxx Website: www.colina.sp.gov.br Coordinates: 20°42′49″S 48°32′28″W / 20.71361°S 48.54111°W Colina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 17,051 and the area is 425.16 km². The elevation is 595 m.
Colina is the Horse Capital of Brazil. It is also the large centre of a horse ranch, the Estação Experimental de Zootecnia.
In July there is a party called Festa do Cavalo. Many Lebanese immigrants live in Colina.
External links
- (Portuguese) http://www.colina.sp.gov.br
- (Portuguese) Colina's History
- (Portuguese) Colina's view from the space
- Colina's Lebanese Genealogical Tree
Categories:- São Paulo (state) geography stubs
- Populated places in São Paulo (state)
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