Introduction
Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Municipality in Southeast, BrazilCaraguatatubaMunicipalityMunicipality of Caraguatatuba
FlagCoat of armsNickname: "Capital do Litoral Norte"
"Caraguá"Motto: Duc in altvm "Conduza para o Alto"Location in the state of São Paulo and BrazilCaraguatatubaLocation in BrazilCoordinates: 23°37′12″S 45°24′46″W / 23.62000°S 45.41278°W / -23.62000; -45.41278Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState São PauloMetropolitan RegionVale do Paraíba e Litoral NorteFoundedApril 20, 1857Government • MayorMateus Veneziani da Silva (PSDB)Area • Total484.947 km2 (187.239 sq mi)Elevation2 m (6.6 ft)Population (2022 Census) • Total134,873 • Estimate (2025)142,248 • Density278.119/km2 (720.325/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0.759 – highWebsitewww.caraguatatuba.sp.gov.br
Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 123,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 485.10 km2. Caraguatatuba is the largest city of São Paulo's north shore.
The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by agriculture and tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.[citation needed]
Population
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Year
Population
2003
86,944
2004
92,283
2009
96,125
2010
100,899
2015
113,317
2022
134,873
Geography
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Caraguatatuba is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Serra do Mar and is home to the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar. Its neighboring cities are Natividade da Serra to the north, Ubatuba to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast (with the island of Ilhabela to the south), São Sebastião to the south, Salesópolis to the west and Paraibuna northwest.
Approaching Caraguatatuba at night on the Rodovia dos Tamoios, 1994.
Beaches[edit]
There are 17 beaches in Caraguatatuba from north to south, they are:
Praia de Tabatinga (Tabatinga Beach)
Praia da Mocóca (Mococa Beach)
Praia da Cocanha (Cocanha Beach)
Praia do Massaguaçú (Massaguaçú Beach)
Praia do Capricórnio (Capricorn Beach)
Praia Brava (Brave Beach)
Praia Martim de Sá (Martim de Sá Beach)
Prainha (Little Beach)
Praia da Freira (Nun Beach)
Praia do Camaroeiro (Shrimping Beach)
Praia do Centro (Downtown Beach)
Praia Grande (Big Beach)
Praia do Indaiá (Indaiá Beach)
Praia Pan Brasil (Pan Brasil Beach)
Praia das Palmeiras (Palm Trees Beach)
Praia do Romance (Romance Beach)
Praia das Flecheiras (Flecheiras Beach)
Praia do Porto Novo (New Port Beach)
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Caraguatatuba (2007–2020 normals, extremes 2006–2015)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
39.6(103.3)
38.0(100.4)
36.7(98.1)
35.0(95.0)
34.9(94.8)
34.1(93.4)
34.8(94.6)
37.8(100.0)
39.3(102.7)
34.1(93.4)
38.0(100.4)
38.5(101.3)
39.6(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
32.3(90.1)
32.7(90.9)
28.2(82.8)
26.4(79.5)
23.9(75.0)
23.9(75.0)
24.0(75.2)
23.6(74.5)
24.2(75.6)
25.0(77.0)
26.8(80.2)
30.0(86.0)
26.8(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)
27.5(81.5)
28.3(82.9)
26.2(79.2)
23.7(74.7)
20.9(69.6)
18.6(65.5)
18.7(65.7)
18.8(65.8)
20.2(68.4)
21.6(70.9)
23.6(74.5)
26.3(79.3)
22.9(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
23.0(73.4)
23.4(74.1)
20.6(69.1)
18.8(65.8)
17.6(63.7)
15.4(59.7)
14.5(58.1)
14.0(57.2)
16.1(61.0)
18.2(64.8)
19.3(66.7)
20.5(68.9)
18.5(65.2)
Record low °C (°F)
15.7(60.3)
16.6(61.9)
16.1(61.0)
11.4(52.5)
10.0(50.0)
6.4(43.5)
6.7(44.1)
5.6(42.1)
7.1(44.8)
11.4(52.5)
10.8(51.4)
13.9(57.0)
5.6(42.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
209.1(8.23)
193.2(7.61)
216.5(8.52)
110.7(4.36)
87.2(3.43)
78.6(3.09)
84.3(3.32)
54.5(2.15)
74.0(2.91)
125.0(4.92)
177.5(6.99)
153.0(6.02)
1,563.6(61.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
18.7
13.9
17.5
13.4
13.9
11.3
9.7
10.8
13.4
15.9
16.9
16.1
171.5
Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas
