Araraquara

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Araraquara
Dountoun Araraquara
Dountoun Araraquara
Banner o Araraquara
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Official seal of Araraquara
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Coordinates: 21°47′41″S 48°10′34″W / 21.79472°S 48.17611°W / -21.79472; -48.17611Coordinates: 21°47′41″S 48°10′34″W / 21.79472°S 48.17611°W / -21.79472; -48.17611
KintraBrazil
StateSão Paulo
Founded1817
Govrenment
 • MayorMarcelo Fortes Barbieri
Area
 • Total1005.968 km2 (388.406 sq mi)
Elevation
664 m (2,178 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total212,672
 • Density211.41/km2 (547.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Araraquarense
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal code
14801
Area code(s)+(55) 16
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid (in Portuguese)

Araraquara is a ceety in the state o São Paulo in Brazil. It is kent as "the abode o the sun" an aw, acause o its impressive sunset an acause o its hazy atmosphere, especially in simmer.

Mair nor 208,725 fowk live in Araraquara. The ceety was founded in 1817.

Ferroviária is the local fitbaa team o the ceety. The club plays hame matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, which haes a maximum capacity o 27,000 fowk.

The ceety dountoun is filled wi bars, especially aroond colleges, as it haes a heich flux o students frae nearbi ceeties.

The ceety is servit bi Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport.

The name o the ceety comes frae the Tupi-Guarani leid an is believit tae mean either "abode o the macaws" or "abode o the sun".

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