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Parapuã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 10,949 (2020 est.) in an area of 366 km².[2] The elevation is 486 m. It was founded by Luiz de Souza Leão in 1934.
Parapuã | |
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Coordinates: 21°46′5″S 50°46′18″W / 21.76806°S 50.77167°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | São Paulo |
Area | |
• Total | 366 km2 (141 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 10,949 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
In the 1970s the county was called "Capital of the Coffee" because there were 12,500,000 coffee plants. But in 1975 a frost destroyed most of them. In spite of this, coffee is still important for the local economy, along with sugar cane and corn.