Statistics
State:	São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
Macro-region:	Vale do Paraíba Paulista
Microrregions:	Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá (micro-region) The Microregion of Guaratinguetá is a microregion in the east of São Paulo State, Brazil. The microregion is the bordered by the state of Rio de Janeiro to the north.- Municipalities:* Aparecida* Cachoeira Paulista* Canas* Cruzeiro* Guaratinguetá...
Founded:	1788
Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... :	22.73/22°43'51" S, 45.125/45°7'29" W
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... :	416.5 km²
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... :	77,843 (2004) Ranked 223rd
Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... :	186.9/km²
Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... :	524 m
Postal code:	12660-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-12
Website:	www.lorena.sp.gov.br
Population Statistics
Urban:	75,097
Rural:	2,893
Other
Literacy rate:	94.13%
HDI Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... :	0,807
HDI - Money Income	0,740
HDI - Longevity	0,761
HDI - Scholarship	0,921

Lorena is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The population in 2004 is 77,843, the density is 186.9/km² and the area is 416.5 km². The elevation is 524 m.

The city was originated when a farm was constructed at the end of the 17th century. It became a parish in 1718, a municipality in 1788 and is a city since 1856. The city is now the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lorena is a diocese located in the city of Lorena, São Paulo, in the Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Lorena ** Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos...

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Its main business areas are industry, services and agro-business.
It is also a highlight in region due to its three colleges, including areas from human to exact sciences.

Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2001	77,990	-	186.97/km²
2004	77,843	-	186.9/km²

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE

IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...

 Census, the population was 77,990, of which 75,097 are urban and 2.893 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 70.64 years. The literacy rate was at 94.13%.

External links

http://www.lorena.sp.gov.br citybrazil.com.br Lorena on Explorevale The city of Lorena and several other places in the Vale do Paraíba

Northwest: Piquete Piquete Piquete is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 15,431 and the area is 176.32 km². The elevation is 645 m....	North: Piquete Piquete Piquete is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 15,431 and the area is 176.32 km². The elevation is 645 m....	Northeast: Cachoeira Paulista Cachoeira Paulista Cachoeira Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 29,254. The elevation is 521 m.The Brazilian Decimetric Array radio telescope is situated in Cachoeira Paulista....
West: Guaratinguetá	Lorena	East: Canas Canas Canas or Cañas may refer to:People:* Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican politician* Antonio José Cañas, Salvadoran military officer, diplomat and politician* Carlos Cañas, Salvadoran painter...  and Silveiras Silveiras Silveiras is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil. The population in 2004 was 5,616, the density was 13.51/km² and the area is 415.74 km². The elevation is 615 m.-External links: http://www.silveiras.sp.gov.br...
	South: Cunha Cunha Cunha is a Galician and Portuguese surname of toponymic origin, documented since the 13th century.Notable people having this surname include:*Alvito D'Cunha, Indian footballer of Goan ethnicity.*Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian international footballer...