History
Cotia wis foondit in 1580, an wis a active veelage durin the "bandeiras" expeditions. In 1626, Raposo Tavares an his companions arrivit in the ceety. The "Sítio do Mandú" an "Sítio do Padre Inácio" (Mandu's Ranch an Priest Inácio's Ranch) wur some o the first landwart hooses tae be biggit thare. Nouadays, they are preservit bi the "Instituto Brasileiro de Patrimônio Cultural. Cotia wis declared a independent municipality on 2 Apryle 1856. Accordin tae the 1980 demographic census, the ceety haed a population o ower 62 thoosan fowk.
Geografie
The ceety is locatit wast o São Paulo, an haes a terrain made o valleys an muntains, reachin a maximum altitude o 1,074 metres abuin sea level
The ceety haes the Cotia River as its main river.
The ceety haes a densely populatit urban aurie, but the less developed auries tae the wast attract fowk interestit in ecotourism.
Population history
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 161,782 | 399.22/km² |
| 2004 | 170,206 | 535.33/km² |
| 2006 | 179,685 | 554.77/km² |
Freemit airtins
- (in Portuguese) http://www.cotia.sp.gov.br
- (in Portuguese) Cotia on citybrazil.com.br
