Colina, Brazil

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State: São Paulo
Micro-Region: Barretos
Founded: 1926
Location: 48.623/49°37'27' N lat.
20.713/20°42'48' W long.
Area: 425.16 km²
Population: 17,053 (2004)
Population density: 40.11/km²
Elevation: 595 m
Postal code: 14770-xxx
Website: www.colina.sp.gov.br

Coordinates: 20°42′49″S, 48°32′28″W Colina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 17,051 and the area is 425.16 km². The elevation is 595 m.

Colina is the Horse Capital of Brazil. Also is the large centre of a horse ranch, the Estação Experimental de Zootecnia.

In July there is a party called Festa do Cavalo. Many Lebanese immigrants live in Colina.

Location of Colina
Location of Colina

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Colina has a few schools or a collegiate, a high school churches and squares.

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