Mesoregion of Assis

Mesoregion of Assis
Mesoregion
Location of the Mesoregion of Assis
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	12,710.210 km² (4,907.440 sq mi)
Population (2010/IBGE ^[1])
• Total	553.778
• Density	44.10/km² (114.2/sq mi)
	Estimative
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Area code(s)	+55 18 at Assis's Microregion and +55 14 at Microregion of Ourinhos

The Mesoregion of Assis (or Paranapanema Valley's Mesoregion) is one of the 15 mesoregions of the São Paulo state, Brazil. It is located at the southwest portion of the state, and has an area of 12,710.210 km² and the seat of mesoregion is in Assis.

The population of the mesoregion is 567,858^[2] inhabitants (IBGE/2010), spread over 35 municipalities.

The boundaries of Paranapanema Valley Region is Itapetininga's Mesoregion (at east), Presidente Prudente's Mesoregion (at west), Marília's Mesoregion and Bauru's Mesoregion (north), Mesoregion of Pioneer North of Paraná and Mesoregion of North Central of Paraná (at South). The GDP is R$10.949.020,00 ^[3] and the region is an important and strategic way to access the South of Brasil and Mercosul. The principal resource of Paranapanema Valley economy is Sugarcane, Agribusiness, Electronics, Software, Products chemical, Food, mechanical and others.

The microregions have a huge integration with cities. Actually, Ourinhos is the most populated city in region, followed by Assis, Paraguaçu Paulista and Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, they have populations of more than 40,000. The limits of the region with Paraná state is Paranapanema River. The region was unoccupied until the twentieth century, when the first villages were created, but only with arrival of the railroad (Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana, Sorocabana Railway) the region developed. Over the years, the city began to receive public services like education, health, water and electricity. The main road in the region is the Raposo Tavares Highway that cuts through the middle region, connecting the state capital to the city of Presidente Prudente.

Because the connection history, especially in Microregion of Ourinhos, there is a great influence on Pioneer North of Paraná, mainly in the cities of Jacarezinho, Santo Antonio da Platina and Cambará. Meanwhile, in the Microregion of Assis, the connection with the Paraná is greatly reduced and the integration is mainly among the municipalities in the region, mainly Tarumã, Cândido Mota, Palmital and Paraguaçu Paulista. For better integration of the cities, there are as CIVAP ^[4] intermunicipal arrangements (Intermunicipal Consortium of Paranapanema Valley) and UMMES (Union of Municipalities of the Middle Sorocabana)^[5] aimed at sharing common interests for development.

In addition, the region is well served by secondary technical schools (such as Etecs maintained by State Technological Education Center Paula Souza, Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza), colleges (such as Integrated College Ourinhos, Faculdades Integradas de Ourinhos), institutes (such as the Federal Institute of São Paulo at Assis), universities (like the State University Paulista with campuses at Assis and Ourinhos). Highlighting the UNESP (Assis and Ourinhos), Fatec of Ourinhos and the FEMA (Assis Educational Foundation) at Assis.

Municipalities

All data from IBGE/2010^[2]

Microregion of Assis

Population: 263.861
Area (km²): 7,141.738
Population density (km²): 37.2

Cities: Assis, Borá, Campos Novos, Cândido Mota, Cruzália, Florínia, Ibirarema, Iepê, Lutécia, Maracaí, Nantes, Palmital, Paraguaçu Paulista, Pedrinhas Paulista, Platina, Quatá, Tarumã ^[6]

Microregion of Ourinhos

Population: 289.917
Area (km²): 5,568.472
Population density (km²): 53.0

Cities: Bernardino de Campos, Canitar, Chavantes, Espírito Santo do Turvo, Fartura, Ipaussu, Manduri, Óleo, Ourinhos, Piraju, Ribeirão do Sul, Salto Grande, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Pedro do Turvo, Sarutaiá, Taguaí, Tejupá, Timburi^[6]

References

↑ "Referência da população por Mesorregião".
1 2 "2010 Census of the IBGE - Synopsis - Tables 761 and 1301 - Search" (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
↑ "IBGE/SIDRA - Tabela 21: Produto interno bruto a preços correntes (2011)".
↑ "CIVAP website".
↑ "UMMES website".
1 2 "Banco de Dados Geográfico - GeoGeral".

Most populous cities in Mesoregion of Assis

	Most populous cities in Mesoregion of Assis - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - Estimative (2014) ^[1]
	#	City	Microregion	Pop.	#	City	Microregion	Pop.

	1	Ourinhos	Ourinhos	109 489	11	Ipaussu	Ourinhos	14 483
	2	Assis	Assis	100 911	12	Quatá	Assis	13 603
	3	Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo	Ourinhos	46 366	13	Chavantes	Ourinhos	12 482
	4	Paraguaçu Paulista	Assis	44.310	14	Taguaí	Ourinhos	12 314
	5	Cândido Mota	Assis	31 063	15	Bernardino de Campos	Ourinhos	11 146
	6	Piraju	Ourinhos	29 599	16	Manduri	Ourinhos	9 529
	7	Palmital	Assis	22 041	17	Salto Grande	Ourinhos	9 190
	8	Fartura	Ourinhos	15 925	18	Iepê	Assis	8 002
	9	Tarumã	Assis	14 027	19	São Pedro do Turvo	Ourinhos	7 538
10	Maracaí	Assis	13 878	20	Tejupá	Ourinhos	4 788

Subdivisions of São Paulo (state)

Mesoregions	Araçatuba Araraquara Assis Bauru Campinas Itapetininga Litoral Sul Paulista Macro Metropolitan Paulista Marília Metropolitan São Paulo Piracicaba Presidente Prudente Ribeirão Preto São José do Rio Preto Vale do Paraíba Paulista

Microregions	Adamantina Amparo Andradina Araçatuba Araraquara Assis Auriflama Avaré Bananal Barretos Batatais Bauru Birigui Botucatu Bragança Paulista Campinas Capão Bonito Campos do Jordão Caraguatatuba Catanduva Dracena Fernandópolis Franca Franco da Rocha Guaratinguetá Guarulhos Itanhaém Itapecerica da Serra Itapetininga Itapeva Ituverava Jaboticabal Jales Jaú Jundiaí Limeira Lins Marília Mogi das Cruzes Mogi-Mirim Nhandeara Novo Horizonte Osasco Ourinhos Paraibuna e Paraitinga Paulínia Piedade Piracicaba Pirassununga Presidente Prudente Registro Ribeirão Preto Rio Claro Santos São Carlos São João da Boa Vista São Joaquim da Barra São José dos Campos São José do Rio Preto São Paulo Sorocaba Tatuí Tupã Votuporanga

State of São Paulo, Brazil

Government	Governors Senators

Transport	Highway system List of highways

Education	Universities

Sports

Auto racing	Autódromo José Carlos Pace Ayrton Senna

Football	FPF Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Série A2 Série A3 Segunda Divisão Copa Paulista Corinthians Palmeiras Ponte Preta Portuguesa Santos São Paulo

Cities of São Paulo by population

Capital	São Paulo

1,000,000+	Campinas Guarulhos

500,000+	Osasco Ribeirão Preto Santo André São Bernardo do Campo São José dos Campos Sorocaba

200,000+	Americana Araraquara Barueri Bauru Carapicuíba Cotia Diadema Embu das Artes Franca Guarujá Hortolândia Indaiatuba Itapevi Itaquaquecetuba Jacareí Jundiaí Limeira Marília Mauá Mogi das Cruzes Piracicaba Praia Grande Presidente Prudente Santos São Carlos São José do Rio Preto São Vicente Sumaré Suzano Taboão da Serra Taubaté

100,000+	Araçatuba Araras Assis Atibaia Barretos Birigui Botucatu Bragança Paulista Catanduva Cubatão Ferraz de Vasconcelos Francisco Morato Franco da Rocha Guaratinguetá Itapecerica da Serra Itapetininga Itu Jandira Jaú Mogi Guaçu Ourinhos Paulínia Pindamonhangaba Poá Ribeirão Pires Rio Claro Salto Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Santana de Parnaíba São Caetano do Sul Sertãozinho Tatuí Valinhos Várzea Paulista Votorantim

Southeast Region, Brazil

Coordinates: 22°39′43″S 50°24′43″W / 22.6619°S 50.4119°W / -22.6619; -50.4119

↑ "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (2014)". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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