Leme, São Paulo

Leme
Municipality

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Location in São Paulo state
Leme
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°11′10″S 47°23′26″W / 22.18611°S 47.39056°W / -22.18611; -47.39056Coordinates: 22°11′10″S 47°23′26″W / 22.18611°S 47.39056°W / -22.18611; -47.39056
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Mesoregion Piracicaba
Microregion Limeira
Government
 • Mayor Wagner Ricardo Antunes Filho (PSD)
Area
 • Total 403,077 km2 (155,629 sq mi)
Elevation 619 m (2,031 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 99,388
 • Density 0.25/km2 (0.64/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Website http://leme.sp.gov.br

Leme is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 99,388 (2015 est.) in an area of 403 km².[1][2] At the 2000 census, it had 80,757 residents, 40,830 of whom are men and 39,927 women. 65,885 residents are 10 years old or older, and of these, 59,991, or 91.1%, are literate.[3]

Economy

Its economy is based on agriculture, like sugar cane, cotton, oranges, coffee. The industrial sector is very varied, with producs at food, machines, Christmas decoration, plastic and building material areas.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ "Brazilian digital city boundaries". IBGE. 2001.
  3. ↑ "Data from the IBGE 2000 census of Brazil". IBGE. 2000.
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