Lençóis Paulista 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 ...

in the Central West region of 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 GaW ...

. The population is 68,990 (2020 est.) in an area of 810 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 550 m. It is home of the largest library in the interior of the

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, an institution of higher learning, and a SENAI technical school.

History

The city was founded on April 28, 1858. It was originally named "Lençóis", but a 1940s' decree by then Brazilian president

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

determined that there could be no homonymous cities in Brazil, and since there was already an older city called

Lençóis Lençóis is a municipality in the state of Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Mina ...

(in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-larges ...

state), the city was renamed Lençóis Paulista. The original proposal was to rename it Ubirama, but the population wanted to keep the original name.

Geography

The territory is drained by waters of the

Lençóis River The Lençóis River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of São Paulo List of rivers in São Paulo (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tribu ...

, which is also the source responsible for the water supply of the city. The climate is subtropical, with maximum temperatures around 38 °C between November and February, and minimum temperatures around 4 °C between June and August. The neighboring municipalities of Lençóis Paulista are

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, Pederneiras and Agudos to the north;

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to the west; Avaré and

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to the south; and

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and

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to the east.

Economy

The economic foundation of the city is its industry, which highlights its production of sugar, alcohol, cellulose, oil, metal structures, renewable energy and food. Its main agricultural products are sugar cane, corn, beans, and wood. The city's commerce, which for many years was subordinate to the neighboring city of

Bauru Bauru () is a Brazilian municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is the main city of the mesoregion and microregion of Bauru. The population is 379,297 (2020 est.) in an area of 667.68 km². Established in 189 ...

, today is passing through a period of expansion with the building of the Lençóis Paulista Shopping. The municipality has a Commercial and Industrial Association, the ACILPA, which develops work in partnership with SEBRAE, SENAI and the municipal government. It has the second highest

GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...

of the Administrative Region of Bauru, and has become the central hub of a commercial micro-region that includes the municipalities of

and Pederneiras. The city has a mall and an annual industrial trade fair called the FACILPA.

References

External links

*
Official Website
- Prefeitura Municipal de Lençóis Paulista Municipalities in São Paulo (state) Populated places established in 1858 1858 establishments in Brazil {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub