Caçapava is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. It lies between São José dos Campos, 24 kilometres away, and Taubaté, 19 kilometres away, and is 109 kilometres from the city of São Paulo and 263 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro. The town hosts a military unit, the 12th Light Infantry Brigade of the Brazilian Army, which stands ready for national and international missions. It has a reasonable industrial base, with companies such as Nestlé and Pilkington among its employers, plus automotive parts, ceramics and plastics firms. The 2022 census recorded 96,202 inhabitants.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: São Paulo municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Caçapava Municipality 76,130 84,752 96,202
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Caçapava
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -23.10083, -45.70694
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 564 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -23.25 N/S -45.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -23.25 N/S -45.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-23.25 -45.75 Cfa
Caçapava (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
Caçapava is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.
On Continent: South America, Lead
Caçapava is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.
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Caçapava is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.
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