Jales

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Jales
Municipality
Flag of Jales
Flag
Official seal of Jales
Seal
Location of Jales
Location of Jales
Jales is located in Brazil
Jales
Jales
Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
MesoregionSão José do Rio Preto
Government
 • MayorFlavio Prandi Franco (DEM)
Area
 • Total
368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi)
Elevation
478 m (1,568 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
49,201
 • Density127.57/km2 (330.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code
15700-000
Area code+55 17
'HDI (UNDP/2000)[2]0.804 – high
WebsitePrefecture of Jales, São Paulo

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.

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

History

The city was founded on April 15, 1941 and the municipality was created by state law in 1948.[4]

Map of the state of São Paulo (1948).

Demographics

Historical population of municipality
Year Population %±
195032,048—
195864,874102.4%
196036,457−43.8%
197038,4365.4%
198038,6010.4%
199145,95619.1%
200046,1860.5%
201047,0121.8%
202248,7763.8%
[5][6][7]

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[8] and IBGE.[9]

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.[8]

Media

In 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

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Human Development Index 2000 - Brazilian Municipalities". UNDP. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ^ Diocese of Jales Giga Catholic information
  4. ^ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  5. ^ "Censos Demográficos (1991-2022) | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ "Censos Demográficos (1872-1980) | IBGE". biblioteca.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Biblioteca Digital Seade | Fundação Seade". bibliotecadigital.seade.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ a b "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 14 Jul 2011.
  10. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  11. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.


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