Presidente Prudente
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Presidente Prudente | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Presidente Prudente | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Presidente Prudente | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milton Carlos Mello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 562.8 km2 (217.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (2014/IBGE) | |
| • Total | 220,599 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 19000-000 |
| Area code | +55 (18) |
| Website | Prefecture of Presidente Prudente |
| HDI (2000) 0.846 – high | |
Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 220,599 inhabitants (IBGE/2014) and area of 562.8 km².[1] The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.[2]
Presidente Prudente is considered the sixth best city in the state of São Paulo to live in. Among 5,560 Brazilian cities, it occupies the 29th place for most promising cities to build a career.
History
Presidente Prudente was founded in 1917.
Demographics
- Total Population: 220,599 (IBGE/2014)[1]
- Literacy rate: 98%
- Human Development Index: 0.846
- Regional Population: 806,954 inhabitants.
Climate
The city is known as much for its hot temperatures in summer, when the heat index sometimes exceeds 40 °C (104 °F, in the months of October through February (from spring to summer). However, cold weather prevails in winter, as -1.8 °C was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C in 2000.
Education
Prudente has 130 schools and 3 universities that together have more than 80 thousand students. It also has integrated colleges like Toledo, SESI and SENAI with more than 110 undergraduate courses.
Universities:
- University of western São Paulo - UNOESTE [3]
- São Paulo State University - UNESP [4]
- Union of Colleges - UNIESP [5]
Colleges:
- Toledo Integrated Colleges
- FATEC
- Uninter
- Cesumar
- LFG
- Damasio
Health
Presidente Prudente has more than 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa (Sisters of Mercy), 20 establishments of health service, and more than 11 private clinics.
The Teaching Hospital (Hospital Universitário in Portuguese) (HU/HR) was once the largest university hospital in Latin America.[6]
Economy
The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for the city, corresponding to 80.94% of Prudente's GDP. The Secondary sector is 18.40% of the GDP and the Primary sector corresponds to 0.65%.[7]
Leisure & Culture
The city of Presidente Prudente has theaters, 13 social clubs, like the Eduardo José Farah's Stadium (with the largest capacity in the interior of Brazil - 65,000 people) and the "Rancho Quarto de Milha" is the largest indoor arena in Latin America.
Transportation
Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport.
Notable natives
- Camilo Sanvezzo, footballer
References
- ^ a b "Population at "Censo 2010" - IBGE" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 29 Jul 2011.
- ^ "Distances between cities". DNIT.gov.br. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.unoeste.br
- ^ http://www.fct.unesp.br/ UNESP Presidente Prudente
- ^ http://www.prudente.uniesp.edu.br
- ^ http://www.hospital.unoeste.br/novo/fotos/?album=arquivos/Visao Externa
- ^ "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search" (in Portuguese). SEADE.gov.br. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
External links
- http://www.presidenteprudente.sp.gov.br/ Official Site of the Prefecture (in Portuguese).
- UNESP University (in Portuguese).
- Satellite photo of Presidente Prudente. Google Maps.
- Unoeste University (in Portuguese).
- http://www.defesacivil.sp.gov.br/novo/index.asp (in Portuguese).