Jales

Jales
Municipality
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Location of Jales
Jales Location of Jales
Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°WCoordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	São José do Rio Preto
Government
• Mayor	Eunice Mistilides
Area
• Total	368.5 km^2 (142.3 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population (2012/IBGE)
• Total	48,620
• Density	127.57/km^2 (330.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	15700-000
Area code(s)	+55 17
'HDI (UNDP/2000)[1]	0.804 – high
Website	Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo

Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2012, according to the IBGE, is of 48,620 inhabitants.^[2] The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.^[3]

History

The city was founded on April 15, 1941.

Demographics

Statistics

• Area: 368.5 km²
• Population density: 127.57/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
• Urbanization: 94.1% (2010)
• Sex ratio (Males to Females): 95.4 (2011)
• Birth rate: 10.77/1,000 inhab. (2009)
• Infant mortality: 15.8/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 4.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
• HDI: 0.804 (UNDP/2000)

All statistics are from SEADE^[4] and IBGE.^[2]

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.^[4]

References

1. "Human Development Index 2000 - Brazilian Municipalities". UNDP. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
2. "Population at "Censo 2010"" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 14 Jul 2011.
3. Diocese of Jales Giga Catholic information
4. "Municipal Profile at SEADE". SEADE.gov.br. Retrieved 15 July 2011.