Porto Ferreira is a municipality in the state of

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. It is situated on the Mojiguaçu River at an altitude of 559 meters. The population is 56,504 (2020 est.) in an area of 244.9 km².

History

The valley where Porto Ferreira now lies used to be inhabited by

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. The settlement Porto Ferreira on the Mojiguaçu River was founded in the 1860s, at the place of a ferry. It was named Ferreira after the ferryman João Inácio Ferreira. The settlement grew because of its strategic location on the way to the coffee plantations in the region of

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. Porto Ferreira was officially established on 9 February 1888, as a part of the municipality

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. It was detached from Descalvado and attached to

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on 1 October 1892. It became an independent municipality on 29 July 1896.

Demography

Data of the Census - 2010 Total population: 58.797 *Urban: 56.901 *Rural: 1.896 *Male: 29.240 *Female: 29.550 * Infant mortality up to 1 year (for a thousand): 12,76 *

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(years): 81,82 *

Fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were ...

(children per woman): 1,95 *

Literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

: 96.34% *

Human Development Index 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 ...

(IDH-M): 0,812 *IDH-M Income: 0,845 *IDH-M Longevity: 0,850 *IDH-M Education: 0,880 (Source: IPEA DATE) Per capita income: U$$3879,56 (estimative of 2010)

Urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...

rate: 96.61% Annual Population Growth rate: 1.86% Number of hospital beds: 45 (per thousand inhabitants - 0,73) Population that has access: *Water supply: 98.5% *Sewage: 97.6% *Garbage collection: 100% Source: IBGE

Geography

The highest point of the city is the High Mount, with 798 meters. The lowest point is the Island of the Ducks, with 545 meters. In the Railroad station the altitude is of 549.7 meters above sea level. The municipality holds the Porto Ferreira State Park, created in 1987.

Climate

annual average *Temperature: 23 °C annual total *Precipitation: 1300-1500 millimeters *Predominant wind direction: Southeast

Topography

The general city landscape is flat, with small hills, slightly sloping towards the basins of the Moji Guaçu river and its tributaries. To the north, is possible to see some mountains.

Ways of Communication

The city is served by two state highways, Rodovia Anhangüera (SP 330), SP 215. There are also the disused rails from the former state railway company, FEPASA.

Soil

Four types of soil are found, thus distributed for the area of the city: Yellow Red Latosol (62 km ²), Purple Latosol (74 km ²), Hidromórfico (27 km ²) and Dark Red Latosol (77 km ²).

Hydrography

* Mojiguaçu River * River Santa Rosa * Amaros stream

References

External links

Page of the city hall

Page of the chamber

News and Pictures of Porto Ferreira
{{Authority control Municipalities in São Paulo (state)