Guará
Flag of Guará
Coat of arms of Guará
Location in São Paulo  state
Location in São Paulo state
Guará is located in Brazil
Guará
Guará
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°25′42″S 47°49′27″W / 20.42833°S 47.82417°W / -20.42833; -47.82417
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total21,308
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2.[2] The elevation is 573 m.[3]

This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals common in the region, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber).[4]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. IBGE — Cidades (in Portuguese)
  4. Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1889), "Guará", Diccionario de Vocabulos Brazileiros, Imprensa nacional, p. 71a
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