Araçatuba
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Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 207,775 inhabitants (IBGE/2024) and spans Template:Convert. The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá" (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum). Araçatuba is located Template:Convert from São Paulo.
Its origins date back to the coffee boom and, at the turn of the century, its economy was characterized by the growth of sugarcane plantations. This scenario also includes livestock farming, an activity that made it known in the country as the Capital of Fat Cattle due to the negotiations of the arroba of cattle held in Praça Rui Barbosa, in addition to the inclusion of other animal breeding activities such as sheep farming. With a diversified economy, the service sector is the predominant one in the city. Araçatuba is also characterized by being a university hub in the northwest region of the state of São Paulo. It is served by the Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline and the Tietê-Paraná waterway.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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%.<ref name="Seade">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 km2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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).<ref name=":vivo">Template:Cite web</ref>
Transportation
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%.<ref> http://ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/frota.php?lang=_PT&codmun=350280&search=sao-paulo%7Caracatuba%7Cinfograficos:-frota-municipal-de-veiculos</ref>
Events
The Expô Araçatuba is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs.Template:Cn
Sport
The local football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba.
