 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. (February 2011) Click for important translation instructions.
|
| Presidente Prudente | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Presidente Prudente | |
 | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Labor omnia vincit (Latin) The work conquers all | |
 Location of Presidente Prudente | |
  Presidente Prudente | |
| Coordinates: 22°07′32″S 51°23′20″W / 22.12556°S 51.38889°W / -22.12556; -51.38889 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edson Tomazini (PSB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 562.8 km (217.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 225,668 |
| • Density | 400/km (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 19000-000 |
| Area code | +55 (18) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.806 – very high |
| Website | presidenteprudente.sp.gov.br |
Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 230,371 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.
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)
- Literacy rate: 98%
- Human Development Index: 0.846
- Regional Population: 806,954 inhabitants.
Geography
Climate
The city is well known 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 (28.8 °F) was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C (32 °F) in 2000.
| Climate data for Presidente Prudente (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 232.5 (9.15) |
172.2 (6.78) |
138.3 (5.44) |
73.0 (2.87) |
82.6 (3.25) |
48.3 (1.90) |
39.7 (1.56) |
42.7 (1.68) |
84.2 (3.31) |
121.0 (4.76) |
129.6 (5.10) |
175.6 (6.91) |
1,339.7 (52.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 91 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.6 | 73.2 | 70.1 | 66.3 | 68.1 | 66.1 | 59.3 | 53.6 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 63.6 | 69.3 | 65.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.2 | 186.5 | 228.9 | 239.5 | 215.1 | 209.7 | 235.8 | 233.4 | 195.4 | 216.1 | 227.0 | 206.4 | 2,591 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||
Education
There are 130 schools and 3 universities in Presidente Prudente that together gather over 80 thousand students. It also has integrated colleges like Toledo, SESI and SENAI with more than 110 undergraduate courses.
Universities:
- São Paulo State University - UNESP
- University of Western São Paulo - UNOESTE
- Union of Colleges - UNIESP
Colleges:
- Toledo Integrated Colleges
- FATEC
- Uninter
- Cesumar
- LFG
- Damasio
Health
In Presidente Prudente there are over 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa da Misericórdia (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.
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%.
Culture
The city also has an important cultural tradition, ranging from crafts to theater, music and sports. The city's main football club is Grêmio Prudente, whose stadium is the Paulo Constantino Stadium (Prudentão). There are also Parque do Povo and the Procópio Ferreira Municipal Theater, as well as other theaters and small parks.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). For information about news in the city, citizens use the printed newspaper O Imparcial, and online the website G1 Prudente, Diário de Prudente and Portal Prudentino. Presidente Prudente has TV Fronteira (affiliated with Globo), TV Band, and TV Record. The city also has nine radio stations, the main ones being "101 FM" and "98 FM".
Transportation
Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport.
Notable people
- Camilo Sanvezzo, footballer
- Antônio Carlos Zago, footballer
- Pablo (Pablo Freitas Cardoso Mello)
- Thaila Ayala, actress and model
- Mauro Vinícius da Silva, triple jumper, 2-time World Champion
- Matheus Martinelli, footballer
References
- IBGE 2022
- As 50 melhores cidades do Brasil para viver, segundo a ONU - Revista Exame
- ^ "Population at "Censo 2010" - IBGE" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE.gov.br. Retrieved 29 Jul 2011.
- "Distances between cities". DNIT.gov.br. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- http://www.fct.unesp.br/ UNESP Presidente Prudente
- "Universidade do Oeste Paulista - Unoeste - Cursos de Graduação, Pós-Graduação, Educação a Distância, Mestrado, Doutorado, Aperfeiçoamento e Extensão".
- http://www.prudente.uniesp.edu.br Archived 2009-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.hospital.unoeste.br/novo/fotos/?album=arquivos/Visao Externa
- "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search" (in Portuguese). SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- presidenteprudente.net.br. "presidenteprudente.net.br | Guia de empresas e serviços em Presidente Prudente". presidenteprudente.net.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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).
- https://archive.today/20121127030422/http://www.defesacivil.sp.gov.br/novo/index.asp (in Portuguese).