São José dos Pinhais () 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 Paraná in Brazil. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of

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Etymology

With geographical and religious origins the city's name is a homage to São José (Saint Joseph) and to the extense pine tree forests that used to cover the municipality territory ("pinhais").

History

The creation of the municipality of São José dos Pinhais was made through the law No. 10 of the then province of São Paulo, on July 16, 1852. This law specified that the headquarters of the city would be called Villa of São José dos Pinhais, but the political establishment, with the installation of the City Council, occurred on January 8, 1853. On December 27, 1897, the village was finally elevated to city status. In 1958,

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(

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) died in a plane crash in the Colony Murici, close to São José dos Pinhais.

Location

São José dos Pinhais is the second most populous of the meso and the population has grown rapidly in a short time: in 2000 there were approximately 196 000 inhabitants, in 2008 the number is over 280 000 inhabitants. São José dos Pinhais is the municipality with the fifth largest metropolitan region of

and the third in the Human Development Index (IDH in Portuguese). It has 21 districts, Guatupê being the most populated, with 16.743 inhabitants in 2010. It is the third pole of Brazil automotive, housing automakers

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and

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. It is also home to the

Afonso Pena International Airport Afonso Pena International Airport is the main airport serving Curitiba, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of São José dos Pinhais. It is named after Afonso Pena (1847–1909), the 6th President of Brazil. It is operated by CCR. ...

, the main air terminal in the Brazilian state of Paraná. The municipality contains 12% of the

Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental de Guaratuba) is an environmental protection area in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Location The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the ...

, created in 1992. It contains about 13% of the

Guaricana National Park The Guaricana National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Guaricana) is a national park in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest. Location The Guaricana National Park covers parts of the munici ...

, created in 2014 to protect a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest.

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* 1852 establishments in Brazil Populated places established in 1852 {{ParanáBR-geo-stub