Itanhaém

Itanhaém

Itanhaém in the Brazilian state of São Paulo

Founded: 1532 Surface: 599 km² Residents: 96,222 (2015) Inhabitants / km²: 152

São Paulo (center) and Baixada Santista on the coast

Itanhaém (pronunciation: "Itanja-uhh", listening to audio) is a community on the coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo . The city is part of the metropolitan region of Baixada Santista around the port city of Santos, which is around 55 km to the east . The distance to the state capital São Paulo is around 75 km. Itanhaém has 96,222 inhabitants (2015) on an area of ​​599 km² - which results in a population density of 161 people per km².

View of Itanhaém

The municipality has the official status of a spa, an Estância balneária . The economy is determined by tourism. Numerous beaches attract visitors, especially from the state capital São Paulo with its more than 10 million people. In the 1970s in particular, it was fashionable to take a vacation in Itanhaém, whereas today Guarujá , located further east, is more favored.

In the hilly hinterland of the municipality, the Atlantic rainforest, the Mata Atlântica, dominates . The largest river is the Rio Itanhaém.

The island Queimada Grande and its small side island Queimada Pequena also belong to the municipality .

Web links

• Official website of the municipality

Commons : Itanhaém  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Municipalities of the metropolitan area of ​​Baixada Santista Bertioga Cubatão Guarujá Itanhaém Mongaguá Peruíbe Praia Grande Santos Sao Vicente

Coordinates: 24 ° 11 ′  S , 46 ° 47 ′  W

Individual evidence

1. ↑ How to pronounce Itanhaem ( English ) forvo.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.