Jales

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Jales
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Official seal of Jales
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Location of Jales
Location of Jales
20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState São PauloMesoregionSão José do Rio PretoGovernment
 • MayorFlavio Prandi Franco (DEM)Area
 • Total368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi)Elevation
478 m (1,568 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total49,201 • 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 – highWebsitePrefecture 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.

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.[5]

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]

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. ^ a b "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 14 Jul 2011.
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