Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the

São Paulo Macrometropolis The São Paulo Macrometropolis ( pt, Macrometrópole Paulista), also known as Expanded Metropolitan Complex is a Brazilian megalopolis that emerged through the existing process of conurbation between the São Paulo's metropolitan areas located ar ...

. 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 Petrobras.

History

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

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

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, ...

is the municipality's football 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 Jacuí ...

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 Mata de Santa Genebra, an area of relevant ecological interest.

Economy

Boehringer Ingelheim C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. is the parent company of the Boehringer Ingelheim group, which was founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany. As of 2018, Boehringer Ingelheim is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical ...

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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