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Coordinates: 22°37′35″S, 46°38′57″W Cunha is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 22,975, its density is 16.33/km² and the area is 1,407 km². The first inhabitants arrived in the beginning of the 18th century. The municipality was founded in 1785, it was elevated to a city in 1858. Since 1975 Cunha has become an important center of stoneware ceramics, with 5 Noborigama wood fired kilns and 16 ceramics studios in all. The city is visited for ceramics, a pleasant climate, natural parks and gastronomy.
[edit] Population history
| Year |
Population |
Change |
Density |
| 2001 |
23,090 |
- |
16.41/km² |
| 2003 |
22,975 |
- |
16.33/km² |
| 2004 |
22,889 |
- |
16.27/km² |
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 23,090, of which 11,134 or 48.22% are urban and 11,936 or (51.69%) are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.69 years. The fertility rate was at 2.41.
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