Engenheiro Coelho
Engenheiro Coelho | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 22°29′18″S 47°12′54″W / 22.48833°S 47.21500°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast Brazil |
State | São Paulo |
Metropolitan Region | Campinas |
Government | |
• Prefect | Pedro Franco de Oliveira (2017 – 2020) (PMDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 109.94 km2 (42.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 21,249 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 13165-000 |
Phone code | 19 |
Engenheiro Coelho is a municipality in the east of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas.[2] The population is 21,249 (2020 est.) in an area of 109.94 km².[3] It is located about 158 km (98 mi) from São Paulo and 900 km (560 mi) from Brasília. Engenheiro Coelho was founded on May 19, 1991, from a rural community, therefore, it has kept an agricultural economy mainly based on the cultivation of orange, sugarcane, and cassava.
Education[edit]
- UNASP (Adventist University of São Paulo), which offers many courses from Elementary School to University.
Media[edit]
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[4] 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).[5]
References[edit]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Região Metropolitana de Campinas
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-04.