Itatiba

Itatiba
Itatiba
	Campinas
Government
• Mayor	Thomás Antonio Capeletto de Oliveira (PSDB) (2021 – 2024)
Area
• Total	322.28 km2 (124.43 sq mi)
Population (2020
Postal Code	13250-000
Area code	+55 11
Website	www.itatiba.sp.gov.br

Itatiba is a municipality in the state of

Metropolitan Region of Campinas.^[2] The population is 122,581 (2020 est.) in an area of 322.28 km².^[3] The average elevation is 750 m. The place's name comes from the Tupi Guarani language, and means "Many Rocks". The city is known as the "Princess of the Hill" due to its rugged terrain. According to the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Itatiba is the third city with the highest quality of life in Brazil, presenting a FIRJAN Municipal Development Index of 0.9276.^[4] It is considered to be the town with the 3rd highest levels of oxygen in the air in the whole world.^{[citation needed]} It used to be the furniture capital of Brazil.^{[citation needed}

] Itatiba also has the biggest thematic zoo in Latin America, the "Zooparque".

The city is also base of the famous country club and golf course Quinta da Baroneza.

Government

Mayor: Thomás Antonio Capeletto de Oliveira (2021/2024)
Deputy Mayor: Mauro Delforno (2021/2024)

Transportation

Near cities: Campinas, Valinhos, Vinhedo, Louveira, Jundiaí, Jarinú, Bragança Paulista, Morungaba and Atibaia.

Near Airports

International Airport of Viracopos - Campinas, 50 km;
Internacional Airport of Congonhas - São Paulo, 84 km;
Internacional Airport of São Paulo-Guarulhos
(Cumbica), 100 km;
Airport of Bragança Paulista, 35 km;
Airport of Jundiaí, 24 km;.

Public Transit Service

The company that provides bus transportation in Itatiba is Transporte Coletivo de Itatiba (TCI).

Buses between cities

Rápido Fênix Viação - Campinas through Valinhos (EMTU), Campinas through Louveira, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Atibaia, Bragança Paulista. Campinas through Rodovia Dom Pedro I (EMTU), Bragança Paulista, Jundiaí, Morungaba, Amparo, Serra Negra, Lindóia, Águas de Lindóia, São Paulo through

Rodovia Anhanguera, Santos, São Vicente, Praia Grande, Mongaguá

.