Cotia

Cotia
Cotia
	View of the historic center of Cotia
	Flag Seal
	Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
	Cotia Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
	Coordinates: 23°36′15″S 46°55′10″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	April 2, 1856
Government
• Mayor	Carlão Camago (PSDB)
Area
• Total	323.99 km2 (125.09 sq mi)
Elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	229,548
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Website	Prefeitura Municipal de Cotia

Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 229,548 (2015 est.) in an area of 323.99 km².[1] The city is at an altitude of 853 m. Cotia is linked with the Rodovia Raposo Tavares highway.

History

Cotia was founded in 1580, and was an active village during the "bandeiras" expeditions. In 1626, Raposo Tavares and his companions arrived in the city. The "Sítio do Mandú" and "Sítio do Padre Inácio" (Mandu's Ranch and Priest Inácio's Ranch) were some of the first rural houses to be built there. Nowadays, they are preserved by the "Instituto Brasileiro de Patrimônio Cultural. Cotia was declared an independent municipality on April 2, 1856. According to the 1980 demographic census, the city had a population of over 62 thousand people.

Geography

The city is located west of São Paulo, and has a terrain made of valleys and mountains, reaching a maximum altitude of 1,074 meters above sea level [3]

The city has the Cotia River as its main river.

The city has a densely populated urban area, but the less developed areas to the west attract people interested in ecotourism. The only naturally occurring case of Brazilian hemorrhagic fever took place here.

Population history

Year	Population
2003	161,782
2004	170,206
2006	179,685
2015	229,548

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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.
"Terrain of the city at CityBrazil.com.br". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

External links

Cotia travel guide from Wikivoyage

(in Portuguese) http://www.cotia.sp.gov.br
(in Portuguese) Cotia on citybrazil.com.br
(in Portuguese) Encontra Cotia - Find everything about Cotia city
History of Cotia at the City Hall website

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[ibge-1] Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

[2] "Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.

[3] "Terrain of the city at CityBrazil.com.br". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-07.