Arujá
Arujá is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 83,939 (2015 est.) in an area of 96.17 km².[1] Its boundaries are Santa Isabel in the north and the northeast, Mogi das Cruzes in the southeast, Itaquaquecetuba in the south and Guarulhos to the west and the northwest.
Arujá | |
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 View of downtown Arujá | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Arujá | |
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| Coordinates: 23°23′48″S 46°19′16″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Luiz Monteiro (MDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.17 km2 (37.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 83,939 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0,788 medium |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080430171848/http://www.aruja.sp.gov.br/ |
Residential street in Arujá, July 2011
The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[3]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- "Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
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