Garça

Garça is a town located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 44,409 (2020 est.) in an area of 556 km2.

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Settlement.official_name: Garça
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasaogarcasp.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_Garça.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Cerejeira.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The Festival das Cerejeiras, a party of Japanese culture with cherry trees flowers, bringing around 120.000 visitors each year.
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Garca.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: São Paulo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: garcense
Population: 43115
Area: 555.771
Elevation: 683
Official website: www.prefgarca.sp.gov.br
Image: Museugarca.jpg
Dialing code: 14

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Commons category: Garça
electorate: 30922
postal code: 17400-000
Human Development Index: 0.769
inception: 1924-01-01

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Garça is a town located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 44,409 (2020 est.) in an area of 556 km2.

Established on October 4, 1924, it was one of the cities that had been part of the coffee circle, in the beginning of the 20th century. Garça is known for its coffee plantations, the iron line city and by the Cerejeiras Festival ("cherry tree festival") that takes place every year. The average altitude is above sea level.