Tarumã

Tarumã
Tarumã
Municipality
	Município de Tarumã; Municipality of Tarumã
	Partial view of Tarumã
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): The City of Tomorrow ; Digital City
	Motto: Together We Are More
	Location in São Paulo and the state of São Paulo
	Tarumã Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 22°44′48″S 50°34′38″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Founded	October 20, 1927
Government
• Mayor	Jairo da Costa e Silva ; (2013-2016)
Area
• Total	302.913 km2 (116.955 sq mi)
Elevation	509 m (1,670 ft)
Population (2020 [1])
• Total	15,183
• Density	42.50/km2 (110.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Tarumãense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
ZIP codes	19820-000
Area code	(+55) 18
Website	www.taruma.sp.gov.br

Tarumã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded in October 20, 1927 and has a population of 15,183. Is 455 km away from the capital, São Paulo.[2]

The town has an annual average temperature of 23,1 °C and the vegetation predominates Mata Atlântica and Cerrado, is then a transition zone of vegetation. Its Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010 was 0.775.

In 2010, it occupied the 20th place in the ranking of the 100 best cities to live in Brazil and the placement of 19th place in the ranking of best cities in the state of São Paulo, according to the Municipal Development Index Firjan.[3]

History

Tarumã started as a village called Vila Lex (Lex Village), named for its founder Gilberto Lex, a German immigrant who arrived in Brazil in 1825. Its present name comes from a Tupi–Guarani word for the indigenous fruit tree Vitex montevidensis.[4]

The town was elevated to District of Peace in 1927, and to municipality status in 1993. The first mayor of the municipality was Oscar Gozzi.

Government

Mayor: Oscar Gozzi (2017–2020)

References

IBGE 2020
"Distâncias entre a cidade de São Paulo e todas as cidades do interior paulista".
"Índice FIRJAN de Desenvolvimento Municipal".
"Tarumã". Trilhas da ESALQ (in Portuguese). Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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[1] IBGE 2020

[distance-2] "Distâncias entre a cidade de São Paulo e todas as cidades do interior paulista".

[3] "Índice FIRJAN de Desenvolvimento Municipal".

[4] "Tarumã". Trilhas da ESALQ (in Portuguese). Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 2016-04-04.