Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 208,415 inhabitants (IBGE/2025)

History

Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921.

Demographics

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Economy

The tertiary sector is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The primary sector corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP, and the industry corresponds to 18.97%. Agro-industrial activities are important in the region.

Microregion of Araçatuba

Araçatuba is the center of a microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Transportation

  • SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon
  • SP-463 Rodovia Elyeser Magalhães

The city is served by the Dario Guarita Airport.

Motorcycles and scooters account for 37% of the vehicles in the city, much higher than the country's average of 27%.

Events

The Expô Araçatuba is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs.

Sport

The local football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.

Climate

thumbnail|left|Sunset over Araçatuba

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thumbnail|left|Buildings

thumbnail|left|Machadinho creek and Pompeu de Toledo Avenuethumbnail|none|Partial cityscape from Abraão Buchala Avenuethumbnail|none|Pompeu de Toledo Avenue and Brasília Avenue crossing

thumbnail|left|Historic building and cultural center

thumbnail|none|Yacht club and Tietê riverside

thumbnail|none|Jet-skiing on Tietê river

See also

  • List of municipalities in São Paulo
  • Interior of São Paulo

References

  • Folha da Região newspaper
  • O Liberal Regional newspaper