Coordinates: 23°15′51″S 47°17′57″W / 23.26417°S 47.29917°W
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| State: | São Paulo |
| Meso-region: | Paulista Macro-Metropolitan Meso-Region |
| Microrregions: | Sorocaba |
| Anniversary: | February 2 |
| Location: | 23.963/23°15'51" S, 47.296/47°17'57" W |
| Area: | 641.68 km² |
| Population: | 149,758 (2004) Ranked 273rd |
| Population density: | 234/km² |
| Elevation: | 583 m |
| Postal code: | 13300-xxx |
| Area/distance code: | (00)55-11 |
| Climate: | Subtropical |
| Name of habitants or denomym: | Ituano |
| Website: | www.itu.sp.gov.br |
| Population Statistics | |
| Urban: | 123,942 |
| Rural: | 11,424 |
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| Literacy rate: | 92.53% |
| Distance from the state capital: | 88 km |
Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 149,758 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed with two rivers, Tietê and JundiaÃ. Itu has five hospitals, eleven bank agencies and one shopping center, the Plaza Shopping Itu.
Itu was founded by the Portuguese in 1610 by Domingos Fernandes. It became a parish in 1653. In 1657, it was elevated to a town and municipality. It became a part of Brazil in 1822. It became a city in 1843.
Itu was the birth place of the Brazilian Republic and has a very interesting museum.
Itu became a famous town after "Simplicio" a well known Brazilian comedian, born in Itu, was made Tourism Secretary and to increase tourism promoted it as the "capital of large things". For example, the town square holds a giant 4mt high yellow phone-booth "orelhão". The Itu popsicle is about 30 cm (1 feet) tall. And a giant Christmas tree.
With the increase in domestic tourism the infrastructure soon developed to attract foreign visitors as well as international meetings, seminars and congress events. In 1999 and 2003 the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement held their international delegation session in Itu bringing people from over 80 countries to the city at each event.
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Its climate is subtropical, temperatures varies from 16° and 22°. The summer is warm and dry, and the winters are moderately cold and dry.
It is located between the crystalline plateau and sedimentary areas.
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 2001 | 135,366 | - | 211.51/km² |
| 2004 | 149,758 | 14,392 or 10.63% | 234/km² |
According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 136,366, of which 123,942 are urban and 11,424 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.53 years. The literacy rate was at 92.53%.
 Itu's main parochial church. |
 Giant traffic signal. Itu is known as the capital of "large things" |
 Energy Museum |
 Giant public pay phone. Itu is known as the capital of "large things" |
Coordinates: 23°15′51″S 47°17′57″W / 23.26417°S 47.29917°W
| Map | |
|---|---|
| Coat of Arms | Flag |
| Statistics | |
| State: | São Paulo |
| Meso-region: | Paulista Macro-Metropolitan Meso-Region |
| Microrregions: | Sorocaba |
| Anniversary: | February 2 |
| Location: | 23.963/23°15'51" S, 47.296/47°17'57" W |
| Area: | 641.68 km² |
| Population: | 149,758 (2004) Ranked 273rd |
| Population density: | 234/km² |
| Elevation: | 583 m |
| Postal code: | 13300-xxx |
| Area/distance code: | (00)55-11 |
| Climate: | Subtropical |
| Name of inhabitants or denomym: | Ituano |
| Website: | www.itu.sp.gov.br |
| Population Statistics | |
| Urban: | 123,942 |
| Rural: | 11,424 |
| Other | |
| Literacy rate: | 92.53% |
| Distance from the state capital: | 88 km |
Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 149,758 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed with two rivers, Tietê and JundiaÃ. Itu has five hospitals, eleven bank agencies and one shopping center, the Plaza Shopping Itu.
Itu was founded by the Portuguese in 1610 by Domingos Fernandes. It became a parish in 1653. In 1657, it was elevated to a town and municipality. It became a part of Brazil in 1822. It became a city in 1843.
Itu was the birth place of the Brazilian Republic and has a renowned museum.
Itu became a famous town after "Simplicio" a well known Brazilian comedian, born in Itu, was made Tourism Secretary and to increase tourism promoted it as the "capital of large things". For example, the town square holds a giant 4mt high yellow phone-booth "orelhão". The Itu popsicle is about 30 cm (1 feet) tall. And a giant Christmas tree.
With the increase in domestic tourism the infrastructure soon developed to attract foreign visitors as well as international meetings, seminars and congress events. In 1999 and 2003 the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement held their international delegation session in Itu bringing people from over 80 countries to the city at each event.
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Its climate is subtropical, temperatures varies from 16° and 22°. The summer is warm and dry, and the winters are moderately cold and dry.
It is located between the crystalline plateau and sedimentary areas.
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 135,366 | - | 211.51/km² |
| 2004 | 149,758 | 14,392 or 10.63% | 234/km² |
According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 136,366, of which 123,942 are urban and 11,424 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.53 years. The literacy rate was at 92.53%.
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Itu's main parochial church. |
ITU 07 2009 Giant traffic signal
Giant traffic signal. Itu is known as the capital of "large things" |
Itu 05 2009 Museu da Energia
Energy Museum |
ITU 07 2009 Giant Phone
Giant public pay phone. Itu is known as the capital of "large things" |
Itu is in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Its population of 150.000 is increased by almost 80.000 on weekends, as people from other cities move into their weekend homes in Itu. It's a nice cosy place that appeals to different kinds of tourists.
Brazilian history passes through this city. The pioneers (Bandeirantes), the farms (coffee and sugar), the Republic (had strong supporters there), first digital money in Brazil and many others.
Itu is 1 hour from São Paulo, and 20 minutes from the International Airport of Viracopos, in Campinas.
The City of Itu is known in Sao Paulo as The city of Giant things, or The city where only the name is short. This mean that oversized things are a recurrent theme in the city tourist spots. There you can find, for instance, an giant-sized public phone, and buy trinkets like pencils the size of a forearm, and respectively big erasers, among other things.
The city has many kinds of farms with different attractions, like:
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From Old Danish i tu, from Old Norse à tvau (“‘in two’â€).
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| person | first | second | third | all |
| Indicative | eg | tú | hann / hon tað |
vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum |
| Present | eiti | eitur | eitur | eita |
| Past | æt | æt(st) | æt | itu |
| Imperative | tú | tit | ||
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| Infinitive | eita | |||
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| Supine | itið | |||
From the verb itää. Cognates include Estonian idu.
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