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 GaWC a ...
,
Brazil
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. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of
São Paulo
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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 of ...
. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020).
The city belongs to the
Microregion of São José do Rio Preto
The Microregion of São José do Rio Preto ( pt, Microrregião de São José do Rio Preto) is located on the north of São Paulo state, Brazil, and is made up of 29 municipalities. It belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto.
The micro ...
.
Neighbouring places
Mirassolândia,
Ipiguá,
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 of ...
,
Bady Bassitt,
Nova Aliança,
Jaci,
Neves Paulista
Neves Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 8,923 inhabitants and an area of 218.3 km².
Neves Paulista belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto
The Mesoregion of São José ...
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
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...
industry, and 30% of the city's GDP comes from the
Secondary sector
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. Commerce and services corresponds to 68% of the Economy.
Demographics
The
HDI
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, measured by the
UNDP
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, 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 km
2
*Urban area: 47.07 km
2
*
Population density
Population density (in agriculture: 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 term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
: 221.22/km
2 (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km
2 (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 devia ...
(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
Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births. The under-five morta ...
: 7.56/1,000 births (2009)
*Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
*
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 ...
: 0.822 (
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 ...
/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 (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 ...
(''Rodovia Euclides da Cunha'') state highways. Mirassol has an airport for small planes.
Notable people
*
André Renato Antoniassi
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...
, 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 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)
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