Mineiros do Tietê

Mineiros do Tietê is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 12,966 (2020 est.) in an area of 213 km2 (82 sq mi).[2] It is situated in the center of the state of São Paulo, near the following cities: Dois Córregos (9 km), Barra Bonita (13 km), Jaú (18 km), São Manuel (45 km), Torrinha (35 km), Igaraçu do Tietê (15 km), Lençois Paulista (46 km), Pederneiras (45 km) and Bauru (82 km). It is located at an altitude of 669 meters, near the Tietê River.

Mineiros do Tietê
Flag of Mineiros do Tietê
Coat of arms of Mineiros do Tietê
Location in São Paulo  state
Location in São Paulo state
Mineiros do Tietê is located in Brazil
Mineiros do Tietê
Mineiros do Tietê
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°24′34″S 48°27′02″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total213 km2 (82 sq mi)
Elevation
669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total12,966
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

History

In the middle of the 19th century settlers from Minas Gerais came to the area. Therefore, the settlement was initially named Barrio dos Mineiros. Around 1875, a chapel was built and houses sprung up around it. In 1891 the village Capela de Mineiros became a district of the municipality Dois Córregos. In August 1899, it was elevated to town status, and it became an independent municipality with the name of Mineiros. Its name was changed to Mineiros do Tietê (after the Tietê River) in 1944.[3]

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