Eldorado, São Paulo

Eldorado is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was estimated at 14,654 and the area at 1660.3 km². Eldorado is one of 29 cities in São Paulo considered to be a purely touristic city, by the state's laws. Because of this it has extra funding and has changed its name to Estância Turística de Eldorado (Tourist Resort of Eldorado)

Infobox City
official_name = Estância Turística de Eldorado
nickname = Xiririca

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map_caption = Location in the state of São Paulo
imagesize =
image_caption = Aerial view of Eldorado
government_foonotes =
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Eloi Fouquet
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = São Paulo
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1750
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 14,134
latd=24 | latm=31 | lats=12 | latNS=S
longd=48 | longm=06 | longs=29 | longEW=W

Geography

It is located at latitude 24º31'12" south and at longitude 48º06'29" west. Eldorado boasts having the largest cave of São Paulo, Caverna do Diabo (The Devil's Cave).

Demographics

Census - 2000

Total Population: 14,134
* Urban: 6,974
* Rural: 7,160
* Male: 7,337
* Female: 6,797
Density (hab./km²): 8.53

Infant Mortality (per 1000): 19.12

Life Expectancy: 69.57

Birth Rate: 3.50

Literacy Rate: 85.65%

Human Development Index (HDI-M): 0.733
* HDI-M Income: 0.633
* HDI-M Longetivity: 0.743
* HDI-M Education: 0.823(Source: IPEADATA)

Prominent People

* Jair Bolsonaro "Brazilian Parliament Member"

Rivers

* Rio Ribeira

Highways

* SP-165
* SP-193

External links

* [http://www.eldorado.sp.gov.br Página da prefeitura] - "In Portuguese"
* [ [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-24.523074&lon=-48.107586&z=13&l=9&m=h&v=2Eldorado no WikiMapia] ] Geo Links for Eldorado, São Paulo