Álvares Florence is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It has a population of 3,647 inhabitants (

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/2020) and an area of 362.9 km². The city is located on the northwest of the state, 538 km from the city of

. Álvares Florence belongs to the

Microregion of Votuporanga The Microregion of Votuporanga ( pt, Microrregião de Votuporanga) is located on the northwest of São Paulo state, Brazil, and is made up of 9 municipalities. It belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto. The microregion has a populati ...

History

At the end of the 19th century, Joaquim Pedro da Silva built the first residence on the region. With the time a village appeared, being named ''São João Batista do Marinheiro''. In 1926, the village was elevated to district of

Tanabi Tanabi is a municipality in the northwestern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 26,101 inhabitants (IBGE/2020). The city is located 447 km from the city of São Paulo and 30 km from São José do Rio Preto. Tanabi ...

, with the name of ''Vila Monteiro'', and in November 30, 1944, the name changed to ''Igapira'', being a district of the newly created city of

Votuporanga Votuporanga is a municipality in the Northwest of the São Paulo state, Brazil. The city is located 520 km from São Paulo. The population of the city, according to the IBGE, is 95,338 inhabitants. Votuporanga is the center of a Microregion ...

. The city was officially established as a municipality on December 24, 1948, changing its name to the current form. On April 10, 1949, the municipal chamber was installed.

Economy

The

Tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

corresponds to 43.88% of the Álvares Florence GDP. Agriculture and livestock is 29.45% of the GDP and the

Industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

corresponds to 26.67%.

Roads

SP-461 SP-461 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 21 ...

- ''Rodovia'' Péricles Bellini *

SP-320 Rodovia Euclides da Cunha (official denomination SP-320) is a state highway in the state of São Paulo. The highway is named after Brazilian writer Euclides da Cunha. The highway begins in Mirassol, on the SP-310, and ends in the city of Rub ...

in Votuporanga

References

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