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Presidente Prudente

Coordinates: 22°07′32″S 51°23′20″W / 22.12556°S 51.38889°W / -22.12556; -51.38889
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Presidente Prudente
Municipality
The Municipality of
Presidente Prudente
Flag of Presidente Prudente
Coat of arms of Presidente Prudente
Motto(s): 
Labor omnia vincit (Latin)
The work conquers all
Location of Presidente Prudente
Location of Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente is located in Brazil
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente
Coordinates: 22°07′32″S 51°23′20″W / 22.12556°S 51.38889°W / -22.12556; -51.38889
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Government
 • MayorEdson Tomazini (PSB)
Area
 • Total562.8 km2 (217.3 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total225,668
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code
19000-000
Area code+55 (18)
HDI (2010)0.806 – very high[2]
Websitepresidenteprudente.sp.gov.br

Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 230,371 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and area of 562.8 km².[3] The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.[4]

Presidente Prudente is considered the sixth best city in the state of São Paulo to live in. Among 5,560 Brazilian cities, it occupies the 29th place for most promising cities to build a career.

History

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Presidente Prudente was founded in 1917.

Demographics

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  • Total Population: 220,599 (IBGE/2014)[3]
  • Literacy rate: 98%
  • Human Development Index: 0.846
  • Regional Population: 806,954 inhabitants.

Geography

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Climate

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The city is well known for its hot temperatures in summer, when the heat index sometimes exceeds 40 °C (104 °F), in the months of October through February (from spring to summer). However, cold weather prevails in winter, as -1.8 °C (28.8 °F) was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C (32 °F) in 2000.

Climate data for Presidente Prudente (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
30.8
(87.4)
29.6
(85.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.7
(78.3)
26.1
(79.0)
28.2
(82.8)
28.9
(84.0)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
29.1
(84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
25.4
(77.7)
24.0
(75.2)
20.7
(69.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
21.5
(70.7)
22.5
(72.5)
24.5
(76.1)
25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
23.3
(73.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.2
(70.2)
19.5
(67.1)
16.5
(61.7)
15.4
(59.7)
14.9
(58.8)
16.2
(61.2)
17.3
(63.1)
19.4
(66.9)
20.3
(68.5)
21.2
(70.2)
18.8
(65.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 232.5
(9.15)
172.2
(6.78)
138.3
(5.44)
73.0
(2.87)
82.6
(3.25)
48.3
(1.90)
39.7
(1.56)
42.7
(1.68)
84.2
(3.31)
121.0
(4.76)
129.6
(5.10)
175.6
(6.91)
1,339.7
(52.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13 12 9 5 6 4 3 4 6 8 9 12 91
Average relative humidity (%) 72.6 73.2 70.1 66.3 68.1 66.1 59.3 53.6 58.2 61.9 63.6 69.3 65.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 197.2 186.5 228.9 239.5 215.1 209.7 235.8 233.4 195.4 216.1 227.0 206.4 2,591
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5]

Education

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There are 130 schools and 3 universities in Presidente Prudente that together gather over 80 thousand students. It also has integrated colleges like Toledo, SESI and SENAI with more than 110 undergraduate courses.

Universities:

  • São Paulo State University - UNESP[6]
  • University of Western São Paulo - UNOESTE [7]
  • Union of Colleges - UNIESP [8]

Colleges:

  • Toledo Integrated Colleges
  • FATEC
  • Uninter
  • Cesumar
  • LFG
  • Damasio

Health

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In Presidente Prudente there are over 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Sisters of Mercy), 20 establishments of health service, and more than 11 private clinics.

The Teaching Hospital (Hospital Universitário in Portuguese) (HU/HR) was once the largest university hospital in Latin America.[9]

Economy

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The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for the city, corresponding to 80.94% of Prudente's GDP. The Secondary sector is 18.40% of the GDP and the Primary sector corresponds to 0.65%.[10]

Culture

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Entrance of Prudenshopping's Mall

The city of Presidente Prudente has theatres, 13 social clubs, like the Eduardo José Farah's Stadium (with the largest capacity in the interior of Brazil - 45,000 people) and the "Rancho Quarto de Milha" is the largest indoor arena in Latin America.[citation needed]

Media

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In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[11] 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).[12] For information about news in the city, citizens use the printed newspaper O Imparcial, and online the website G1 Prudente, Diário de Prudente and Portal Prudentino. Presidente Prudente has TV Fronteira (affiliated with Globo), TV Band, and TV Record. The city also has nine radio stations, the main ones being "101 FM" and "98 FM".

Transportation

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  • SP-270 Rodovia Raposo Tavares
  • SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand
  • SP-501 Rodovia Júlio Budisk

Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2022
  2. ^ As 50 melhores cidades do Brasil para viver, segundo a ONU - Revista Exame
  3. ^ a b "Population at "Censo 2010" - IBGE" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 29 Jul 2011.
  4. ^ "Distances between cities". DNIT.gov.br. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ http://www.fct.unesp.br/ UNESP Presidente Prudente
  7. ^ "Universidade do Oeste Paulista - Unoeste - Cursos de Graduação, Pós-Graduação, Educação a Distância, Mestrado, Doutorado, Aperfeiçoamento e Extensão".
  8. ^ http://www.prudente.uniesp.edu.br Archived 2009-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ http://www.hospital.unoeste.br/novo/fotos/?album=arquivos/Visao[permanent dead link] Externa
  10. ^ "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search" (in Portuguese). SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  12. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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