Guará
For other uses, see Guara (disambiguation).
| Guará | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Guará Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W / 20.42833°S 47.82417°WCoordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W / 20.42833°S 47.82417°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Region |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 362 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 20,911 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 20,911 (2015 est.) in an area of 362 km².[1] The elevation is 573 m.[2]
This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf (Canis jubatus) and the Scarlet ibis (Ibis rubra).[3]
References
- ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ↑ IBGE — Cidades (Portuguese)
- ↑ Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1889), "Guará", Diccionario de Vocabulos Brazileiros, Imprensa nacional, p. 71a
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