Parapuã

Parapuã
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Parapuã

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 21°46′5″S 50°46′18″W / 21.76806°S 50.77167°W / -21.76806; -50.77167Coordinates: 21°46′5″S 50°46′18″W / 21.76806°S 50.77167°W / -21.76806; -50.77167
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area
  Total 366 km2 (141 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 11,098
  Density 30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Parapuã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 11,098 (2015 est.) in an area of 366 km².[1] The elevation is 486 m. It was founded by Luiz de Souza Leão in 1934.

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.

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