Colina, São Paulo
Colina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 18,245 (2015 est.) in an area of 422 km².[1] The elevation is 595 m. Colina is the Horse Capital of Brazil. It is also the large centre of a horse ranch, the Estação Experimental de Zootecnia. In July, there is a party called Festa do Cavalo. Many Lebanese immigrants live in Colina.
Colina | |
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 Flag | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Colina Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°42′49″S 48°32′28″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dieb Taha (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 18,245 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
| Website | www |
Born in Colina
- Augusto Cury, (1958) MD and writer.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Municipality of Colina
- (in Portuguese) Colina's History
- (in Portuguese) Colina's view from the space
- Colina's Lebanese Genealogical Tree
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