Araçatuba is a city located in the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil. The city has 198,129 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and spans . The city name comes from the Tupi language and means "abundance of araçá (a fruit, Psidium cattleianum)". Araçatuba is located from São Paulo. History Araçatuba was founded on December 2, 1908, and officially established as a municipality on December 8, 1921. Economy The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for Araçatuba, corresponding to 79.35% of the city GDP. The Primary sector corresponds to 1.68% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 18.97%. Agro-industrial activities are relevant in the region. Microregion of Araçatuba Araçatuba is the center of a Microregion with a population of 256,560 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) an area of 5,365.6 km2. This region includes the cities of Bento de Abreu, Guararapes, Lavinia, Rubiácea, Coroados, Santo Antônio do Aracanguá and Valparaíso. Transportation SP-300 Rodovia Marechal Cândido Rondon SP-463 Rodovia Elyeser Magalhães The city is served by the "Dario Guarita Airport". Motorcycles and scooters account for 37% of the total number of vehicles in the city, much higher than the country's average of 27%. Events The Expô Araçatuba is one of the country's largest agricultural fairs. Sport The local football team is Associação Esportiva Araçatuba. Past clubs include Clube Atlético Ferroviário, Araçatuba Futebol Clube, and Atlético Esportivo Araçatuba. References External links Folha da Região newspaper O Liberal Regional newspaper Photo gallery Populated places established in 1908 1908 establishments in Brazil