Arujá

Arujá is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 91,157 (2020 est.) in an area of 96.17 km².[3] Its boundaries are Santa Isabel in the north and the northeast, Mogi das Cruzes in the southeast, Itaquaquecetuba in the south and Guarulhos to the west and the northwest.

Arujá
View of downtown Arujá
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Location of Arujá
Arujá
Location of Arujá
Coordinates: 23°23′48″S 46°19′16″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Metropolitan RegionSão Paulo
Government
  MayorLuis Antonio de Camargo (PSD)
Area
  Total96.17 km2 (37.13 sq mi)
Elevation
755 m (2,477 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total91,157
  Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0,788 medium
WebsiteOfficial website
Residential street in Arujá, July 2011

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[4]

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