Agudos

Agudos
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Agudos Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 48°59′1″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	966 km2 (373 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2020 )
• Total	37,401
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	17120-000

Agudos is a Brazilian municipality located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo. The population is 37,401 (2020 est.) in an area of 966 km². Distance from the capital is 330 km and is accessed by the Rodovia Marechal Rondon. The municipality was established in 1898, when it was separated from Lençóis.

Geography

Limits

• Bauru
• Lençóis Paulista
• Pederneiras
• Borebi
• Piratininga
• Cabrália Paulista
• Paulistânia

Economy

Agudos; economy is an agricultural municipality and have some industries of national prominence as Duratex and the Ambev. The municipal agricultural production is made up of:

• Pineapples
• Sugar cane
• Cassava
• Corn
• Orange
• Lemon
• Tangerina

The Duratex industry possesses extensive reserves in the city that are managed by the Duraflora. The cattle of Agudos has about 70,000 cows, 10,000 swines and 300,000 chickens.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. 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).

See also

• List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population
• Interior of São Paulo

External links

• (in Portuguese) Agudos website