Canitar is a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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. The population is 5,292 (2020 est.) in an area of 57.5 km². It was a district of the municipality of
Chavantes
Chavantes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 12,418 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is .
Geography
Chavantes is a city in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, that borders the ...
until 1991, when it became an independent municipality. Like Chavantes, Canitar belongs to the comarca of
Ourinhos
Ourinhos is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the Interior of São Paulo, interior of the Federative units of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Located west of the São Paulo, state capital, it is approximately 3 ...
, its neighboring city and seat of the comarca to the West. Canitar also has borders with Chavantes to the North, East & South. The Raposo Tavares state road separates Canitar from Irapé, a district in Chavantes and one of the oldest settlements in the region. The economy is based on agriculture, particularly sugar cane plantations of the Sao Luis processing plant in Ourinhos, one of the major cities in the
Paranapanema River
The Paranapanema River (Portuguese language, Portuguese, ''Rio Paranapanema'') is one of the most important rivers of the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The river forms most of the boundary between the states of ...
valley area.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by
Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the
Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).
See also
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List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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Interior of São Paulo
The interior of São Paulo is an informal term to describe the zone that covers the entire area of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo outside the Greater São Paulo, Metropolitan Region and the coast of São Paulo. The interior stands ou ...
References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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