Tupã, São Paulo

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tupã

| official_name = Municipality of Tupã

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_shield = BrasaoTupa.svg

| image_flag = BandeiraTupa.svg

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| map_caption = Location in São Paulo

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| coordinates = {{coord|21|56|5|S|50|30|49|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southeast

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|São Paulo}}

| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion

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| subdivision_type4 = Microregion

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| subdivision_type5 = Metrop. region

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| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 12 October 1929

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| leader_title = Mayor

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| area_total_km2 = 628

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| population_footnotes = [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/tupa/panorama IBGE 2020]

| population_total = 65,570

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = BRT

| utc_offset1 = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

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| area_code_type = Area code

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| blank_name = HDI (2010)

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| website = {{URL|tupa.sp.gov.br}}

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Tupã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 65,570 (2020 est.) in an area of 628 km².{{cite web|url=http://cod.ibge.gov.br/239P6|title=IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística|access-date=9 August 2016}} The city is located in the Alta Paulista Region and it is located 530 km (329.32 sq mi) from capital São Paulo.

It was founded on October 12, 1929 by Luiz de Souza Leão a business man that chose the region that were tropical forest. The city is located between 2 rivers: Aguapeí River and Rio do Peixe.

The city is named after a god of thunder in the Guaraní mythology.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1938.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.sp.gov.br/documentacao/municipios-paulistas|title=Municípios Paulistas|access-date=2024-06-26|website=www.al.sp.gov.br|language=Portuguese}}

File:Carta_Geral_do_Estado_de_S._Paulo_(1941)_-_1,_Acervo_do_Museu_Paulista_da_USP.jpg

Demographics

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| 1940 = 35583

| 1946 = 46847

| 1950 = 56682

| 1958 = 59683

| 1960 = 56468

| 1970 = 52537

| 1980 = 56587

| 1991 = 61302

| 1996 = 62906

| 2000 = 63333

| 2010 = 69476

| 2022 = 75928

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Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imprensaoficial.com.br/DO/BuscaDO2001Documento_11_4.aspx?link=/1973/ineditoriais/abril/24/p1/pag_0054_DUI6O3SN7V5CNe7E7ANSRTTG04F.pdf&pagina=54&data=24/04/1973&caderno=Ineditoriais&paginaordenacao=100054|title=Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973|access-date=2024-06-14|website=www.imprensaoficial.com.br|language=Portuguese}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en/the-company/our-history/|title=Our History - Telefônica RI|access-date=2024-06-14|website=Telefônica}}

Religion

{{see also|Religion in Brazil|Protestantism in Brazil|Roman Catholic Church in Brazil}}

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

= Catholic Church =

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília.{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsapa.html|title=São Paulo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]|access-date=2024-06-23|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}

= Protestant Church =

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),{{Cite web|url=https://confradesp.com.br/campos-eclesiasticos/|title=Campos Eclesiásticos|date=2018-12-10|access-date=2024-06-23|website=CONFRADESP|language=Portuguese}}{{Cite web|url=https://ad.org.br/locations/|title=Arquivos: Locais|access-date=2024-06-23|website=Assembleia de Deus Belém – Sede|language=Portuguese}} Christian Congregation in Brazil,{{Cite web|url=https://congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br/localidade|title=Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil|access-date=2024-06-23|website=congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br|language=Portuguese}} among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

Transportation

Tupã is served by José Vicente Faria Lima State Airport.

References

External links

{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.tupa.sp.gov.br Tupã City Hall Website]
{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.tupa.sp.gov.br/portal/index.htm Tourism Information (provided by the City Hall)]
{{in lang|pt}} [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=tup%C3%A3,brazil&t=k&hl=en Satellite image of Tupã on Google Maps]