Guará

For other uses, see Guara (disambiguation).
Guará
Municipality
Flag of Guará
Flag
Coat of arms of Guará
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Guará is located in Brazil
Guará
Guará
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W / 20.42833°S 47.82417°W / -20.42833; -47.82417
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total21,308
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2.[2] The elevation is 573 m.[3]

This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber).[4]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ IBGE — Cidades (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1889), "Guará", Diccionario de Vocabulos Brazileiros, Imprensa nacional, p. 71a
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