Indaiatuba

Indaiatuba
Municipality
Município de Indaiatuba Municipality of Indaiatuba
View of the city by night
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the state of São Paulo
Indaiatuba Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°05′25″S 47°13′05″W / 23.09028°S 47.21806°WCoordinates: 23°05′25″S 47°13′05″W / 23.09028°S 47.21806°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Campinas
Founded	December 9, 1830
Government
• Mayor	Reinaldo Nogueira Lopes Cruz (PMDB)
Area
• Total	311.55 km^2 (120.29 sq mi)
Elevation	624 m (2,047 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	231,033
• Density	740/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC−3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC−2)
Website	Indaiatuba.sp.gov.br

Indaiatuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas.^[2] The population is 231,033 (2015 est.) in an area of 311.55 km².^[1] The elevation is 624 m. The city's name derives from the Tupi language. It is an important city in one of Brazil's main industrial regions.

Based on the latest IFDM social index data, Indaiatuba ranks number one of the "Top 100 best cities to live in, in Brazil".

The Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro, surveyed data and compared information on education, health, income and employment (wage and average generation of formal jobs) of all municipalities in the country and, with this data they created the Firjan Development Index Municipal (IFDM), so it was possible to create the rank of the top 100 cities to live in Brazil.

Data was collected from the Ministries of Education, Health and Labour for all municipalities.

References

1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
2. Região Metropolitana de Campinas

External links

• Indaiatuba Official Page (Portuguese)

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