Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation
Caraguá, is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of
São Paulo in
Brazil. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 113,317 (2015 est.) in an area of 485.10 km². Caraguatatuba is the largest city of
São Paulo north shore. The economy of the Caraguatatuba is driven by
agriculture and
tourism. The urban area and farmlands are within the coastline and valley areas, the majority of the northern part are heavily forested and rarely serves any roads to that area. The postal boundary dividing the 00000s and the 10000s lies to the southwestern boundary with Salesópolis.