The Mesoregion of Assis (or Paranapanema Valley's Mesoregion) is one of the 15
mesoregions of the
São Paulo state,
Brazil. It is located at the southwest portion of the state, and has an area of 12,710.210 km² and the seat of mesoregion is in
Assis
Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipali ...
.
The population of the mesoregion is 567,858
inhabitants (IBGE/2010), spread over 35 municipalities.
The boundaries of Paranapanema Valley Region is Itapetininga's Mesoregion (at east), Presidente Prudente's Mesoregion (at west), MarÃlia's Mesoregion and Bauru's Mesoregion (north), Mesoregion of Pioneer North of Paraná and Mesoregion of North Central of Paraná (at South). The
GDP is R$10.949.020,00 and the region is an important and strategic way to access the South of Brasil and
Mercosul
The Southern Common Market, commonly known by Spanish language, Spanish abbreviation Mercosur, and Portuguese language, Portuguese Mercosul, is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto ...
. The principal resource of Paranapanema Valley economy is
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
,
Agribusiness
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy,
in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...
,
Electronics,
Software, Products chemical,
Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...
, mechanical and others.
The microregions have a huge integration with cities. Actually,
Ourinhos
Ourinhos is a municipality 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 217 mil ...
is the most populated city in region, followed by
Assis
Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipali ...
,
Paraguaçu Paulista and
Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, they have populations of more than 40,000. The limits of the region with
Paraná state is Paranapanema River. The region was unoccupied until the twentieth century, when the first villages were created, but only with arrival of the railroad (Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana, Sorocabana Railway) the region
developed. Over the years, the city began to receive public services like education, health, water and electricity. The main road in the region is the Raposo Tavares Highway that cuts through the middle region, connecting the state capital to the city of
Presidente Prudente.
Because the connection history, especially in Microregion of Ourinhos, there is a great influence on Pioneer North of Paraná, mainly in the cities of
Jacarezinho,
Santo Antonio da Platina
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to:
People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...
and
Cambará
Cambará is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná ...
. Meanwhile, in the Microregion of Assis, the connection with the Paraná is greatly reduced and the integration is mainly among the municipalities in the region, mainly
Tarumã
Tarumã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded in October 20, 1927 and has a population of 15,183. Is 455 km away from the capital, São Paulo.
The town has an annual average temperature of 23,1 °C a ...
,
Cândido Mota
Cândido Mota is a municipality 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 ...
,
Palmital and
Paraguaçu Paulista. For better integration of the cities, there are as CIVAP intermunicipal arrangements (Intermunicipal Consortium of Paranapanema Valley) and UMMES (Union of Municipalities of the Middle Sorocabana)
aimed at sharing common interests for development.
In addition, the region is well served by secondary technical schools (such as Etecs maintained by State Technological Education Center Paula Souza, ''Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza''), colleges (such as Integrated College Ourinhos, ''Faculdades Integradas de Ourinhos''), institutes (such as the Federal Institute of São Paulo at Assis), universities (like the State University Paulista with campuses at Assis and Ourinhos). Highlighting the UNESP (Assis and Ourinhos), Fatec of Ourinhos and the FEMA (Assis Educational Foundation) at Assis.
Municipalities
All data from IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatÃstica; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ...
/2010
Microregion of Assis
The Microregion of Assis ( pt, Microrregião de Assis) is located on the west of São Paulo state, Brazil, and is made up of 17 municipalities and it belongs to the Mesoregion of Assis.
The population of the Microregion is 278.220 inhabitants, in ...
*Population: 263.861
*Area (km²): 7,141.738
*Population density (km²): 37.2
Cities:
Assis
Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipali ...
,
Borá
Borá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 838 (2020 est.) in an area of 119 km². The elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly ...
,
Campos Novos
Campos Novos is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Campos Novos is a pioneer in production of pollen and the biggest grain and oat producer of Santa Catarina.
The municipality invests also into fat stock and poultry f ...
,
Cândido Mota
Cândido Mota is a municipality 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 ...
,
Cruzália
Cruzália is a municipality 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 217 mi ...
,
FlorÃnia,
Ibirarema
Ibirarema is a municipality 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 217 mil ...
,
Iepê
Iepê is a municipality 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 217 million ...
,
Lutécia
Lutécia is a municipality 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 217 mill ...
,
MaracaÃ
Maracaà is a municipality 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 217 mil ...
,
Nantes
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,
Palmital,
Paraguaçu Paulista,
Pedrinhas Paulista
Pedrinhas Paulista is a municipality 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 ove ...
,
Platina
Platina is a municipality ''( municÃpio)'' 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 ...
,
Quatá
Quatá is a municipality 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 217 millio ...
,
Tarumã
Tarumã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It was founded in October 20, 1927 and has a population of 15,183. Is 455 km away from the capital, São Paulo.
The town has an annual average temperature of 23,1 °C a ...
Microregion of Ourinhos
*Population: 289.917
*Area (km²): 5,568.472
*Population density (km²): 53.0
Cities:
Bernardino de Campos
Bernardino de Campos is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 11,158 (2020 est.) in an area of 244.2 km2. The elevation is .
History
Bernardino de Campos became a municipality on 9 October 192 ...
,
Canitar,
Chavantes,
EspÃrito Santo do Turvo
EspÃrito Santo do Turvo is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2020 was 4,878 and the area is . The elevation is .
History
The donation of a tract of land for the construction of a church is the landmark in ...
,
Fartura,
Ipaussu,
Manduri
Manduri is a municipality ''(municÃpio)'' 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 wi ...
,
Óleo
Óleo (Portuguese for "oil") is a municipality 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 an ...
,
Ourinhos
Ourinhos is a municipality 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 217 mil ...
,
Piraju,
Ribeirão do Sul
Ribeirão do Sul is a municipality 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 ...
,
Salto Grande,
Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo,
São Pedro do Turvo,
Sarutaiá
Sarutaiá is a municipality 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 217 mil ...
,
TaguaÃ
Taguaà is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 14,141 (2020 est.) in an area of 145 km2. The elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most co ...
,
Tejupá,
Timburi
References
Most populous cities in Mesoregion of Assis
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Assis
Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipali ...