Tupã, São Paulo
Tupã | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Tupã | |
Location in São Paulo | |
| Coordinates: 21°56′5″S 50°30′49″W / 21.93472°S 50.51361°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Founded | 12 October 1929 |
| Area | |
• Total | 628 km2 (242 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65,570 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.771 – high |
| Website | tupa |
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Tupã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 65,570 (2020 est.) in an area of 628 km2. The city is located in the Alta Paulista Region and it is located 530 km (329.32 sq mi) from capital São Paulo. It was founded on October 12, 1929 by Luiz de Souza Leão a business man that chose the region that were tropical forest. The city is located between 2 rivers: Aguapeí River and Rio do Peixe.
The city is named after a god of thunder in the Guaraní mythology.