Bertioga

Município da Estância Balneária de Bertioga
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Location of Bertioga
Coordinates: 23°51′17″S 46°08′20″W / 23.85472°S 46.13889°WCoordinates: 23°51′17″S 46°08′20″W / 23.85472°S 46.13889°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Baixada Santista
Government
• Mayor	José Mauro Dedemo Orlandini
Area
• Total	490.15 km^2 (189.25 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	56,555
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)
HDI (2010)	0.730 high
Website	Bertioga City Hall

Bertioga is a Brazilian municipality of the state of São Paulo in the Baixada Santista. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista.^[2] The population is 56,555 (2015 est.) in an area of 490.15 km².^[1] Because it neighbors resort towns, its population fluctuates greatly with the seasons. The more northern parts are dense forests and are virtually unpopulated. The municipality was created in 1995. Prior to that it was a part of Santos.

Its limits are Mogi 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.

In 1979 Bertioga was the site of the death of Dr. Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor at Auschwitz.^[3]

References

1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
2. Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815
3. Gibson, Kenneth (31 March 2012). Killer Doctors: The Ultimate Betrayal of Trust. Neil Wilson Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-906476-59-5.

External links

• Media related to Bertioga at Wikimedia Commons
• Bertioga travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Bertioga City Hall (Portuguese)
• Portal Nosso São Paulo (Portuguese)
• Bertioga Facebook Page (Portuguese)