Mirassol

Mirassol
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality of Mirassol
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Location of Mirassol
Coordinates: 20°49′08″S 49°31′15″W / 20.81889°S 49.52083°W / -20.81889; -49.52083Coordinates: 20°49′08″S 49°31′15″W / 20.81889°S 49.52083°W / -20.81889; -49.52083
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Government
- Mayor	José Ricci Júnior
Area
- Total	243.161 km2 (93.9 sq mi)
Elevation	587 m (1,926 ft)
Population (2010/IBGE)
- Total	53,792
- Density	221.22/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	15130-000
Area code(s)	+55 17
Website	Mirassol, São Paulo

Mirassol is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located on the north/northwest portion of the state, 463 km from the city of São Paulo and 15 km from São José do Rio Preto. Mirassol has 53,792 inhabitants (IBGE/2010).^[1]

The city belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Neighbouring places

• Bálsamo, north
• São José do Rio Preto, east
• Bady Bassitt, south

History

The city was founded on September 8, 1910, by Joaquim da Costa Penha, with the name of São Pedro da Mata Una. In November 27, 1919, the village changes its name to Mirassol, being elevated to district.

The city was officially established as a municipality in December 23, 1924.^[2]

Economy

Mirassol has a relevant furniture industry, and 30% of the city's GDP comes from the Secondary sector. Commerce and services corresponds to 68% of the Economy.^[3]

Demographics

Year	Population	Density
2010	53,792	221.22/km²
2011[3]	54,343	222.90/km²

The HDI, measured by the UNDP, was 0.822 in the year 2000. The life expectancy for the city is 75.42 years. The literacy rate, measured in 2000 by SEADE, was 92.35%.^[3]

There weren't homicides in the year 2008. In 2007, Mirassol had 1 homicide.^[4]

Statistics

• Area: 243.80 km²
• Urban area: 47.07 km²
• Population density: 221.22/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
• Urbanization: 93.9% (2010)

• Sex ratio (Males to Females): 96.35 (2011)
• Birth rate: 12.43/1,000 inhab. (2009)
• Infant mortality: 7.56/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
• HDI: 0.822 (UNDP/2000)

All statistics are from SEADE^[3] and IBGE^[1].

Transportation

The city is linked with the SP-310 (Rodovia Washington Luis) and SP-320 (Rodovia Euclides da Cunha) state highways. Mirassol has an airport for small planes.

Sports

Mirassol FC (in yellow), playing against São Paulo FC

Mirassol Futebol Clube, founded in 1925, is the city's football (soccer) club. The team's stadium is the Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia, which has a maximum capacity of 14,534 people.

External links

• (Portuguese) http://www.mirassol.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Mirassol
• (Portuguese) Mirassol on citybrazil.com.br
• (Portuguese) Parque Municipal da Grota

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Population at "Censo 2010"" (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/Sao_paulo.pdf. Retrieved 6 Jul 2011. 
2. ^ "History of the City on the Prefecture Site". Mirassol.sp.gov.br. http://www.mirassol.sp.gov.br/Municipio/Page.aspx?tipo=historia. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Municipal Profile at SEADE" (in Portuguese). Fundação SEADE. http://www.seade.gov.br/produtos/perfil/perfilMunEstado.php. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
4. ^ "Violence Map of Brazil" (in Portuguese). Mapa da Violência 2011. http://www.sangari.com/mapadaviolencia/. Retrieved 6 July 2011.