Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to the IBGE, is 49,201 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.
Jales | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Jales | |
  Jales | |
| Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Mesoregion | São José do Rio Preto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Flavio Prandi Franco (DEM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 49,201 |
| • Density | 127.57/km2 (330.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 15700-000 |
| Area code | +55 17 |
| 'HDI (UNDP/2000)[2] | 0.804 – high |
| Website | Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo |
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.[3]
History
editThe city was founded on April 15, 1941 and the municipality was created by state law in 1948.[4]
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Demographics
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Statistics
edit- Area: 368.5 km2
- Population density: 127.57/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
- Urbanization: 94.1% (2010)
- Sex ratio (Males to Females): 95.4 (2011)
- Birth rate: 10.77/1,000 inhab. (2009)
- Infant mortality: 15.8/1,000 births (2009)
- Homicide rate: 4.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
- HDI: 0.804 (UNDP/2000)
Economy
editThe Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.[8]
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[10] 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).[11]
Notable people
edit- Régis Augusto Salmazzo Football player
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Human Development Index 2000 - Brazilian Municipalities". UNDP. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Diocese of Jales Giga Catholic information
- ^ "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).
- ^ a b "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 14 Jul 2011.
- ^ "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.
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