Itapeva is a city in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. It is located at latitude

Latitude

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 23º58'56" south and longitude

Longitude

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 48º52'32" west, with an elevation of 684 meters. According to the IBGE

IBGE

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 census the city has approximately 89.197 inhabitants.

History

The city is founded by a village in the beginning of the 17th century. In 1769 the city was created, dismembering from Sorocaba

Sorocaba

Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...

. Named Itapeva da Faxina until 1910 and Faxina until 1938

In tupi, Itapeva means “flat stone”.

Founder: Antônio Furquim Pedroso.

In Itapeva is located the Wall of the Slaves, which is a tourist point, in addition to the Vila Isabel Station, the Pilão D’Agua and the Dr. Pinheiro Promenade.

Hidrography

• Apiaí-Guaçu River
  Apiai-Guaçu River
  The Apiai-Guaçu River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.-References:*...
  
  
• Taquari River
• Pirituba River
• Taquari-Mirim River
• Taquari-Guaçu River
  Taquari-Guaçu River
  The Taquari-Guaçu River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.-References:*...
  
  

Climate

The coldest month is July (average of 46°F) and the hottest,
is January (average of 79°F). The liquid precipitation is on average 1300 mm.

Higher education

• Faculdade Metodista do Sul Paulista
• FAIT
• UNESP
  Unesp
  Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho is one of the six public universities of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, with USP, UFABC, UNIFESP, UFSCar and UNICAMP. It's a part of the state’s higher education system.UNESP has a combined student body of almost 40,000 spread among its 23...
  
  - São Paulo State University
• UNIGRAN NET
• FATEC Internacional
• FACINTER