Votorantim
| Votorantim Município de Votorantim | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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 Location of Votorantim in São Paulo | |||
  Votorantim Location of Votorantim in Brazil | |||
| Coordinates: 23°32′49″S 47°26′16″W / 23.54694°S 47.43778°WCoordinates: 23°32′49″S 47°26′16″W / 23.54694°S 47.43778°W | |||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
| Metropolitan Region | Sorocaba | ||
| Founded | March 27, 1965 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Erinaldo Alves da Silva (PSDB, 2013–2016) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 183.52 km2 (70.86 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 117,794 | ||
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Votorantinense | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
| Website |
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Votorantim is a city located at the southwest of São Paulo State in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.[1] The population is 117,794 (2015 est.).[2] The city is located about 100 km (62 mi) away from the capital of the state. It has 147 km2 (57 sq mi) of rural area, 30 km2 (12 sq mi) of urban area and a total area of 183.52 km2 (70.86 sq mi).[3]
Geography
It is located in a mountainous region and it has an average altitude of 557 m (1,827 ft). The city has a tropical weather and annual average temperature is 20 degrees. It makes borders with the cities of Sorocaba, Piedade, Ibiúna, Salto de Pirapora and Alumínio. It is one of the main industrial areas of the State, with important access ways to highways such as Castello Branco (SP-280), Raposo Tavares (SP-270), João Leme dos Santos (SP-264) and SP-79 which binds the city to the south coast of the State.
Trivia
- It is also the self-proclaimed Brazilian Capital of Cement. Much of the cement used in Brazil comes from the Votorantim brand.
References
- ↑ Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014 at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 October 2014)
- ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ↑ "Votorantim" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
External links
- (Portuguese) Votorantim Official Website
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