Descalvado

Descalvado
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Descalvado
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Location of Descalvado
Coordinates: 21°54′14″S 47°36′10″W / 21.90389°S 47.60278°W / -21.90389; -47.60278Coordinates: 21°54′14″S 47°36′10″W / 21.90389°S 47.60278°W / -21.90389; -47.60278
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	Araraquara
Government
- Mayor	Luís Antonio Panone
Area
- Municipality	753.7 km2 (291 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population (2010/IBGE)
- Municipality	31,056
- Density	41.2/km2 (106.7/sq mi)
- Urban	27,712
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	13690-000
Area code(s)	+55 19
Website	Descalvado's Cityhall

Descalvado is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2003 is 31,056 and the area is 753.7 km².^[1]

History

The city was founded firstly as a settlement in the 1880s and was one of the main coffee producer in São Paulo's golden coffee plantation years.

Economy

Descalvado's economy is farming based and sugar cane and poultry are its main products.

References

1. ^ "2010 Census of the IBGE - Population - Table 2.1.20" (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/Sao_paulo.pdf. Retrieved 28 July 2011.