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Lucélia
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Lucélia Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°43′13″S 51°1′8″W / 21.72028°S 51.01889°W / -21.72028; -51.01889
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	315 km² (122 sq mi)
Population (2020 ^[1])
• Total	21,886
• Density	69/km² (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Lucélia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 315 km².^[2] The elevation is 438 m.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1944.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population of municipality
Year	Population	%±
1946	71,073	—
1950	29,900	−57.9%
1958	29,356	−1.8%
1960	23,834	−18.8%
1970	20,472	−14.1%
1980	18,710	−8.6%
1991	19,286	3.1%
2000	18,316	−5.0%
2010	19,882	8.5%
2022	20,061	0.9%
^[4]^[5]^[6]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[7] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[8]

Religion

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília.^[9]

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),^[10]^[11] Christian Congregation in Brazil,^[12] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
^ "Censos Demográficos (1991-2022) | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
^ "Censos Demográficos (1872-1980) | IBGE". biblioteca.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
^ "Biblioteca Digital Seade | Fundação Seade". bibliotecadigital.seade.gov.br (in Portuguese).
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "São Paulo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
^ "Campos Eclesiásticos". CONFRADESP (in Portuguese). 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
^ "Arquivos: Locais". Assembleia de Deus Belém – Sede (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
^ "Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil". congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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