Agudos

Agudos
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Agudos Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 48°59′1″W / 22.47389°S 48.98361°W / -22.47389; -48.98361
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	966 km2 (373 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	37,401
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	17120-000

Agudos is a Brazilian municipality located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo. The population is 37,401 (2020 est.) in an area of 966 km².^[2] Distance from the capital is 330 km and is accessed by the Rodovia Marechal Rondon. The municipality was established in 1898, when it was separated from Lençóis.^[3]

Geography[edit]

Limits[edit]

• Bauru
• Lençóis Paulista
• Pederneiras
• Borebi
• Piratininga
• Cabrália Paulista
• Paulistânia

Economy[edit]

Agudos; economy is an agricultural municipality and have some industries of national prominence as Duratex and the Ambev. The municipal agricultural production is made up of:

• Pineapples
• Sugar cane
• Cassava
• Corn
• Orange
• Lemon
• Tangerina

The Duratex industry possesses extensive reserves in the city that are managed by the Duraflora. The cattle of Agudos has about 70,000 cows, 10,000 swines and 300,000 chickens.

Media[edit]

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[4] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[5]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[5]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• (in Portuguese) Agudos website

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