Country Brazil State São Paulo Postal Code 19000-000 Area 562.8 km² Population 200,042 (2010) | Region Southeast Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Area code(s) +55 (18) Elevation 475 m | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 61% Humidity University University of the West of São Paulo | ||
S o paulo the most underrated city in the world
Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 220,599 inhabitants (IBGE/2014) 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.
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- S o paulo the most underrated city in the world
- Map of Presidente Prudente State of SC3A3o Paulo Brazil
- History
- Demographics
- Climate
- Education
- Health
- Economy
- Leisure Culture
- Transportation
- Notable natives
- References
Map of Presidente Prudente - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil
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
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 was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C in 2000.
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:
Colleges:
Health
In Presidente Prudente there are over 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa (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%.
Leisure & Culture
The city of Presidente Prudente has theatres, 13 social clubs, like the Eduardo José Farah's Stadium (with the largest capacity in the interior of Brazil - 45,000 people) and the "Rancho Quarto de Milha" is the largest indoor arena in Latin America.
Transportation
Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport.