Lagoinha

Lagoinha
Lagoinha
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location of Lagoinha within São Paulo state
	Lagoinha
	Coordinates: 23°05′26″S 45°11′25″W / 23.09056°S 45.19028°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Brazil
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
• Total	255.47 km2 (98.64 sq mi)
Elevation	913 m (2,995 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	4,889
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
• Literacy rate	85.64%
Postal code	12510-xxx
Area code	+55-16
Website	www.lagoinha.sp.gov.br

Lagoinha is a municipality in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.^[2] The population is 4,889 (2020 est.) in an area of 255.47 km².^[3] The elevation is 913 m.

Economic activity centres upon agriculture, mainly dairy cattle and reforestry. Tourism has been growing in the region due to the abundance of water sources, falls, and natural hills, valley and forest environments.

Population history

Year	Population
2001	4,957
2004	5,122
2015	4,954

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 4,957, of which 2,877 or 58.04% are urban and 2,080 or (41.96%) are rural. The life expectancy for the city was 71.69 years. The fertility rate was at 2.31. The municipality has 2,585 males and 2,372 females. For every 100 males, there are 91.7 females. The literacy rate was 85.64%

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[4] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[5]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[5]