Pindorama
Flag of Pindorama
Location in São Paulo  state
Location in São Paulo state
Pindorama is located in Brazil
Pindorama
Pindorama
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°11′09″S 48°54′26″W / 21.18583°S 48.90722°W / -21.18583; -48.90722
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
MesoregionSão José do Rio Preto
Area
  Total184.8 km2 (71.4 sq mi)
Elevation
527 m (1,729 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total17,216
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
15830-000
Area code+55 17
Websitewww.pindorama.sp.gov.br

Pindorama (Portuguese pronunciation: [pĩdoˈɾɐ̃mɐ]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is Tupi (later Paulista General Language) for Land of the Palms, the natives name for Brazil. According to tradition, before colonisation "Pindorama" (Tupi for "Land of the Palms") was the native name of Brazil, given by the local indigenous peoples.

Location

The population is 17,216 (2020 est.) in an area of 184.8 km².[2] The municipality contains the 533 hectares (1,320 acres) Pindorama Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1986 from a former experimental agricultural station.[3] Pindorama belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 57.86% of Pindorama's GDP. The Primary sector is 9.45% of the GDP and the Industry corresponds to 32.70%.[4]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. Nogueira Abdo, Maria Teresa Vilela; Valeri, Sergio Valiengo; Ferraudo, Antonio Sergio (2015), "Avaliação do efeito de borda da Reserva Biológica de Pindorama, SP", Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (in Portuguese), 10 (4): 01, doi:10.18378/rvads.v10i4.3398, retrieved 2016-04-28
  4. "Municipal Profile at SEADE - Search". SEADE.gov.br. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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