Paiçandu

Paiçandu
Municipality
Paiçandu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°27′20″S 52°2′30″W / 23.45556°S 52.04167°W / -23.45556; -52.04167Coordinates: 23°27′20″S 52°2′30″W / 23.45556°S 52.04167°W / -23.45556; -52.04167
Country  Brazil
Region South Region
State Paraná
Area
 • Total 171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 39,291
 • Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Paiçandu is a city in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. Paiçandu was founded in 1948, and emancipated on 19 November 1960. Its population was 39,291 (2015) and its area is 171.4 km².[1]

Geography

  • Altitude: 550 m
  • Distance from Curitiba, the state capital: 449 km
  • Distance from Paranaguá, Paraná's primary seaport: 540 km
  • Distance from Maringá, site of the nearest major airport: 7 km

Climate

Paiçandu's subtropical climate offers hot summers and concentrated wet seasons; Paiçandu has no dry season. The average high temperature is 22 °C. Frost rarely accompanies the winter weather (the average low temperature is 18 °C).

Economy

Participation in the Municipal GIP

  • Farming: 8.72%
  • Industry: 38.92%
  • Services: 52.35%

Number of inhabitants who are actively employed: 14,597

Primary crops

Primary industries

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE -


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