Bertioga

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Statistics
State:	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region:	Baixada Santista
Founded:	1995
Area:	492 km²
Population:	35,759 (2004)
Population density:	72.68/km²
Postal code:	11250-xxx
Area/distance code:	11
Website:	www.bertioga.sp.gov.br

Coordinates: 23°51′17″S, 46°08′20″W Bertioga is a Brazilian town of the state of São Paulo in the Baixada Santista. The population in 2004 was 35,759. However, because it neighbors resort towns, its population fluctuates greatly with the seasons. The population density is 72.68/km² and it has an area of 492 km². The more northern parts are dense forests and are virtually unpopulated. The municipality was created in 1995. Prior to that it was considered a suburb of Guaruja.

Its limits are Moji das Cruzes, Biritiba-Mirim and Salesópolis in the north, São Sebastião in the east, Atlantic Ocean to the south with ilha de Santo Amaro (opposite to the city) and Santos in the west.

Nazi fugitive Josef Mengele drowned in Bertioga, in 1979. He reportedly had a stroke and before he was pulled ashore he was dead.

[edit] Communications

Radio Praia - a radio station

[edit] Other

Bertioga schools or a collegiate, high schools, churches, a post office, banks, sporting facilities, libraries, squares and parks.

[edit] External links

(Portuguese) http://www.bertioga.sp.gov.br
(Portuguese) citybrazil.com.br
(Portuguese) Portal Nosso São Paulo

	North: Moji das Cruzes, Biritiba-Mirim and Salesópolis
West: Santos	Bertioga	East: São Sebastião
	South: Atlantic Ocean and Guarujá