Agudos

Agudos is a Brazilian municipality located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo. The population is 36,524 (2015 est.) in an area of 966 km².[1] 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.[2]

Agudos
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Location in São Paulo state
Agudos
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°28′26″S 48°59′1″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total966 km2 (373 sq mi)
Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total36,524
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Postal code
17120-000

Geography

Limits

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.

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