Itararé

- 24.1125 - 49.331388888889Koordinaten: 24 ° 7 ' S, 49 ° 20 ' W

Itararé is a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It has 48,973 inhabitants ( 2004).

Geography

Itararé covers 1005.8 km ² at an altitude of 740 m and is about 340 km from São Paulo.

History

The name is derived from Itararé the Tupi language.

In 1963, the Oberschönenfeld monastery sent Cistercian monastery here.

Economy

The region is considered as the center of the paper industry.

• Place in São Paulo