Area 108.5 km² | Elevation 510 m (1,670 ft) Local time Tuesday 4:40 AM | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Bady Bassitt is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 16,359 (2015 est.) in an area of 110 km². The town is located 7 km from São José do Rio Preto. The municipality belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.
Contents
- Map of Bady Bassitt State of SC3A3o Paulo Brazil
- History
- Neighbouring places
- Hydrography
- Statistics
- Economy
- Transportation
- References
Map of Bady Bassitt - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil
History
In 1908, Bady Bassitt was a village named Borboleta (butterfly). In this year, a road coming from Rio Preto was open. Camilo de Morais opened the first store in Borboleta, in 1912.
On February 13, 1914, the village of Borboleta was officially established, and on December 12, 1926, the village was elevated to district of Rio Preto.
On February 18, 1959, the municipality of Borboleta is officially established, and in 1963, the name was changed to the current form, an homage to Bady Bassitt, a politician from São José do Rio Preto.
Neighbouring places
Hydrography
The municipality features several streams:
Statistics
All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.
Economy
The Tertiary sector is the economic basis of Bady. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 60.5% of the city GDP. Industry is 35.2% of the GDP, and the Primary sector corresponds to 4.1%.
Transportation
The city is linked with the BR-153 (Transbrasiliana), the SP-310 (in Rio Preto) and the SP-355 (Maurício Goulart) highways.