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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Paraná

Time zone
  
UTC-3

Elevation
  
430 m

Population
  
90,105 (2010)

Number of airports
  
1

Region
  
South

Founded
  
July 4, 1955

Postal Code
  
87500-000

Area
  
1,227 km²

Local time
  
Friday 2:11 AM

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Weather
  
21°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 68% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Universidade Paranaense

Umuarama is a city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Its population was 102,704 inhabitants in the 2010 census. Umuarama is one of the most important cities in Paraná, one of the three states of southern Brazil. The city elevation is 430 m (1,300 feet) above sea level and the rainfall is about 1600mm/year (63 inches/yr). Umuarama is known as "The Capital of Friendship".

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Map of Umuarama, Paran%C3%A1, Brazil

History

The municipality was founded in 1955, and colonized by Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná, a company that settled an important number of cities in Northern Paraná.

Tourism

There are a lot of places to visit in Umuarama, the most important are:

  • Expo Umuarama
  • Aratimbó Lake
  • Uirapuru Park
  • Park of Xetas (also known as Indian's Park)
  • Streetmarkets
  • The replica of Eiffel Tower at the Estância Paris
  • Tucuruvi Lake

    • Umuarama is served by Orlando de Carvalho Airport.

    Numbers

  • 618 industries
  • 20 Bank agencies
  • 7 Hospitals
  • 4 Universities (State University of Maringá, Unipar, FGU, Alfa)
  • 58 Graduation Courses
  • 10 Radios stations
  • 50,569 vehicles (1,97 inhabitants per vehicles)
  • 100,000 Trees
  • 1 Browns Bistro e Bar

    • Notable people

  • Jéssica Andrade (born 1991), mixed martial artist

    • References

    Umuarama Wikipedia
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