Pindorama

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Pindorama
Municipality

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Location in São Paulo state
Pindorama

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 21°11′09″S 48°54′26″W / 21.18583°S 48.90722°W / -21.18583; -48.90722Coordinates: 21°11′09″S 48°54′26″W / 21.18583°S 48.90722°W / -21.18583; -48.90722
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Mesoregion São José do Rio Preto
Area
  Total 184.8 km2 (71.4 sq mi)
Elevation 527 m (1,729 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 16,342
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 15830-000
Area code +55 17
Website www.pindorama.sp.gov.br

Pindorama (Portuguese pronunciation: [pĩdoˈɾɐ̃mɐ]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Location

The name is Tupi for Land of the Palms, the natives' name for Brazil. The population is 16,342 (2015 est.) in an area of 184.8 km².[1] The municipality contains the 533 hectares (1,320 acres) Pindorama Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1986 from a former experimental agricultural station.[2] Pindorama belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 57.86% of Pindorama's GDP. The Primary sector is 9.45% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 32.70%.[3]

References

  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. Nogueira Abdo, Maria Teresa Vilela; Valeri, Sergio Valiengo; Ferraudo, Antonio Sergio (2015), "Avaliação do efeito de borda da Reserva Biológica de Pindorama, SP", Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (in Portuguese), 10 (4), doi:10.18378/rvads.v10i4.3398, retrieved 2016-04-28
  3. "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search". SEADE.gov.br. Retrieved 28 July 2011.


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