Araçatuba

Araçatuba is a city located in the north-west of São Paulo state, Brazil. It has 174,600 inhabitants (2005). The main actvities are agro-industrial related, especially cattle. Its latitude is 21.2/21°12'32 S and 50.415/50°25'58 W. The area is 1170.5 km² The elevation is 390 m.

The city is the capital of the Araçatuba Micro-Region which has a population of 232,341 (2000), an area of 5.380,6 km² and a population density of 43/km². The region also includes the small towns of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso.