Mirassol 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 Ga ...

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 ...

. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of

and 15 km from

São José do Rio Preto São José do Rio Preto () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located at the northwest portion of the state, 440 km (273 mi) from the city of São Paulo and 700 km (435 mi) from Brasília. As o ...

. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020). The city belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Neighbouring places

Mirassolândia, Ipiguá,

, Bady Bassitt, Nova Aliança, Jaci, Neves Paulista and Bálsamo

History

The city was founded on September 8, 1910, by Joaquim da Costa Penha, with the name of ''São Pedro da Mata Una''. On November 27, 1919, the village changed its name to Mirassol, being elevated to district. The city was officially established as a municipality on December 23, 1924.

Economy

Mirassol has a relevant furniture industry, and 30% of the city's GDP comes from the

Secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

. Commerce and services corresponds to 68% of the Economy.

Demographics

The

HDI The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...

, measured by the

UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

, was 0.822 in the year 2000. The life expectancy for the city is 75.42 years. The literacy rate, measured in 2000 by SEADE, was 92.35%. There weren't homicides in the year 2008. In 2007, Mirassol had 1 homicide.

Statistics

*Area: 243.80 km² *Urban area: 47.07 km² *

Population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

: 221.22/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011) *Urbanization: 93.9% (2010) *

Sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...

(Males to Females): 96.35 (2011) *

Birth rate The birth rate for a given period is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; populati ...

: 12.43/1,000 inhabitants (2009) * Infant mortality: 7.56/1,000 births (2009) *Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008) *

: 0.822 (

/2000) All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

Transportation

The city is linked with the

SP-310 SP-31 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 217 m ...

(''Rodovia Washington Luis'') and SP-320 (''Rodovia Euclides da Cunha'') state highways. Mirassol has an airport for small planes.

Notable people

* André Renato Antoniassi, footballer *

Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior, known simply as Doriva (born 28 May 1972) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning the 2004 League Cup ...

, former footballer

Sports

Mirassol e sao paulo - campeonato paulista de 2008 07

Mirassol Futebol Clube Mirassol Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Mirassol, is a Brazilian professional club based in Mirassol, São Paulo founded on 9 November 1925. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as w ...

, founded in 1925, is the city's football (soccer) club. The team's stadium is the ''Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia'', which has a maximum capacity of 14,534 people.

References

External links

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Prefecture of Mirassol
Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub