Paulínia is a municipality in the state of

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in Brazil. It is part of the

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. The population is 112,003 (2020 est.) in an area of 138.78 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 590 m. It is known for hosting the Replan, the largest refinery of

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History

The municipality was created in 1964 from a part of the municipality of

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Sports

Paulínia Futebol Clube Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the São Paulo Macrometropolis. The population is 112,003 (2020 est.) in an area of 138.78 km². The elevation is 590 m. It is known for hosting the Replan, t ...

is the municipality's

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club. They play their home games at Estádio Municipal Luís Perissinoto.

Neighborhoods

São José (Paulínia) São José is Portuguese for Saint Joseph, and often refers to: *São José dos Campos, Brazil São José may also refer to: Brazil Alagoas * São José da Laje *São José da Tapera Amapá *São José dos Galibi Bahia * São José do Jacuípe ...

Betel (district of Paulínia) Betel is a district of Paulínia, located 5 km to the East of Paulínia downtown, bordering the Campinas district of Barão Geraldo. Its area is about 49.5 km2 and it had a population of 6,242 at the time of the 2010 IBGE census. In 1993, ...

The municipality contains part of the

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, an

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Economy

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inaugurated a new production site for veterinary vaccines in 2017.Associação Brasileira de Marketing Rural e Agronegócio (AMBRA)
''Boehringer Ingelheim Saúde Animal inaugura a mais moderna fábrica de vacinas contra Febre Aftosa da América Latina.''
placed: 30 May 2017. retrieved 10 July 2017 (Portuguese language).

Gallery

Image:Condominios-verticais.JPG, Condominiums at Morumbi neighborhood Image:Theatro municipal paulinia.JPG, Municipal Theater Image:Zeca Malavazzi.jpg , Zeca Malavazzi Park Image:Estádio paulinia.jpg, Estadio M. Luís Perissinoto Image:Avenida-antonio-batista-piva.JPG, Antônio Batista Piva Avenue

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