Itu
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In the context of sports, including the Olympic Games, ITU refers to the International Triathlon Union, the official body for the sport of Triathlon.
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:''This article is about the location. For the article on the UN Specialised Agency , see ITU ([[International Telecommunication Union]]), for the university, see [[Istanbul Technical University]], for the sports federation, see [[International_Triathlon_Union]].''
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! colspan="2" | Map
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! colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:SaoPaulo Municip Itu.svg|300px|Map of the state of São Paulo, Brazil pointing Itu]]
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! Coat of Arms !! Flag
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! colspan="1" align="center" | [[Image:BrasaoItu.png]] !! [[Image:Bandeira de Itu.jpg]]
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! colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[States of Brazil|State]]: || [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
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| Meso-region: || [[Macro Metropolitana Paulista|Paulista Macro-Metropolitan Meso-Region]]
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| [[Divisions of São Paulo#Microrregions|Microrregions]]: || [[Sorocaba (micro-region)|Sorocaba]]
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| Anniversary: || [[February 2]]
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| [[Location (geography)|Location]]: || 23.963/23°15'51" S, 47.296/47°17'57" W
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| [[Area]]: || 641.68 km²
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| [[Population]]: || 149,758 <small>([[2004]])</small><br><small>[[List of municipalities in the state of São Paulo by population|Ranked 273rd]]</small>
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| [[Population density]]: || 234/km²<!--
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| [[Elevation]]: || 583 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Brazil#São Paulo|Postal code]]: || 13300-xxx
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| [[List of Brazilian area codes|Area/distance code]]: || (00)55-[[Brazilian area code 15|15]]<!--
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| [[IBGE]] code: || --->
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| [[Climate]]: || Subtropical
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| Name of habitants or denomym: || Ituano
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| Website: || [http://www.itu.sp.gov.br www.itu.sp.gov.br]<!--
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! colspan="2" | Politics
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! colspan="2" | Population Statistics
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| Urban: || 123,942
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| Rural: || 11,424
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! colspan="2" | Other
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| Literacy rate: || 92.53%
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| Distance from the state capital: || 88 km
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'''Itu''' is a municipality in the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in [[Brazil]]. The population in [[2004]] is 149,758 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the [[Tupi language]]. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the [[SP-75]] and are flowed with two rivers, [[Tietê River|Tietê]] and [[Jundiaí (river)|Jundiaí]]. Itu also contains five hospitals and eleven bank agencies and one shopping center, the Plaza Shopping Itu.
Itu was founded by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in [[1610]] by [[Domingos Fernandes]]. It became a parish in [[1653]]. In [[1657]], it was elevated to a town and municipality. It became a part of [[Brazil]] in [[1822]]. It became a city in [[1843]].
Itu was the birth place of the Brazilian Republic and has a very interesting museum.
Itu became a famous town after "[[Simplicio]]" a well known Brazilian comedian, born in Itu, was made Tourism Secretary and to increase tourism promoted it as the "capital of large things". For example, the town square holds a giant 4mt high yellow phone-booth "orelhão". The Itu popsicle is about 30 cm (1 feet) tall. And a giant christmas tree.
With the increase in domestic tourism the infrastructure soon developed to attract foreign visitors as well as international meetings, seminars and congress events. In 1999 and 2003 the [[Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement]] held their international delegation session in Itu bringing people from over 80 countries to the city at each event.
==Geography==
Its climate is subtropical, temperatures varies from 16° and 22°. The [[summer]] is warm and dry, and the [[winter]]s are moderately cold and dry.
It is located between the crystalline plateau and sedimentary areas.
==Population history==
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| [[2001]] || 135,366 || - || 211.51/km² <!--
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| [[2004]] || 149,758 || 14,392 or 10.63% || 234/km²
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==Demographics==
According to the [[2000]] [[IBGE]] Census, the population was 136,366, of which 123,942 are urban and 11,424 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 71.53 years. The literacy rate was at 92.53%.
==Transportation==
*[[SP-75]]
*[[SP-79]]
*[[SP-280]]
*[[SP-300]]
*[[SP-308]]
*[[SP-312]]
==See also==
*[[Primo Schincariol]]
==External links==
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.itu.com.br/home/Default.asp?&langpair=pt|en&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&prev=/language_tools English translated Site (ATTENTION this is a private owned site, not the Official City Site!]
* {{pt icon}} [http://www.itu.com.br Itu´s Portal]
* {{pt icon}} [http://www.itu.sp.gov.br Official Site]
* {{pt icon}} [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/sp/itu Itu on citybrazil.com.br]
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