Jales

Jales
Municipality

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Location of Jales
Jales
Location of Jales
Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583
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 (2012/IBGE)
 • Total 48,620
 • 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(s) +55 17
'HDI (UNDP/2000)[1] 0.804 – high
Website Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo

Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2012, according to the IBGE, is of 48,620 inhabitants.[2] The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.[3]

History

The city was founded on April 15, 1941.

Demographics

Statistics

  • 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)

All statistics are from SEADE[4] and IBGE.[2]

Economy

The 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Human Development Index 2000 - Brazilian Municipalities". UNDP. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 14 Jul 2011.
  3. ↑ Diocese of Jales Giga Catholic information
  4. 1 2 "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.


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