Cajamar

Cajamar
Municipality
The Municipality of Cajamar
Seal
Motto: "Justitia et fide conservabitur"  (Latin) "Store will be on faith and justice"
Cajamar Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°33′01″S 46°38′02″W / 23.55028°S 46.63389°W / -23.55028; -46.63389Coordinates: 23°33′01″S 46°38′02″W / 23.55028°S 46.63389°W / -23.55028; -46.63389
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	São Paulo
Founded	February 18, 1959
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Ferreira da Fonseca (PSDB)
Area
• Total	131.39 km2 (50.73 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	71,805
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.786 – medium
Website	City of Cajamar

Cajamar is a municipality in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.^[1] The population is 71,805 (2015 est.) in an area of 131.39 km².^[2] It is bordered to the north Jundiaí, Franco da Rocha and Caieiras the east, the capital of the southeast, Santana do Parnaíba and Pirapora do Bom Jesus in the west.

Became a municipality in 1959, when emancipated from Santana do Parnaíba. In the district headquarters, in the city are also the districts of Jordanésia and Polvilho.

Geography & Climate

Cajamar is located at an average altitude of 760 meters.

The climate of the city, and across the metropolitan area of São Paulo, is subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 20C °, with the coldest month July (average 15 °C) and warmest in February (average of 23 °C). The annual rainfall is around 1300 mm.

		Jundiaí and Várzea Paulista
	Pirapora do Bom Jesus		Franco da Rocha and Caieiras
		Cajamar
		São Paulo and Santana de Parnaíba

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