Nova Granada is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. The population is 19,180 inhabitants (IBGE/2010), and the area is 533.49 km². The elevation is 542 m.

The city belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto

Microregion of São José do Rio Preto

The Microregion of São José do Rio Preto is located on the north of São Paulo state, Brazil, and is made up of 29 municipalities. It belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto....

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History

In September, 1911, the town of Vila Bela was created by Francisco dos Santos. In April, 1917 Vila Bela was elevated to "Police district" with the name of Pitangueiras. The village of Pitangueiras was officially established as a district of São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Is located at the north/northwest portion of the state, 450 km from the city of São Paulo and 700 km from Brasília....

 in October of 1917.

The emancipation and establishment as a municipality happened in December 19, 1925. In March 22, 1926, Nova Granada gains its municipal chamber.

Indicators

• Population: 19,180 (IBGE/2010)
• Area: 531.9 km² (166.5 sq mi)
• 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...
  
  : 36.06/km² (2,451.5/sq mi)
• Urbanization: 92.7% (2010)

• Sex ratio
  Sex ratio
  Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
  
   (Males to Females): 101.5 (2011)
• Birth rate
  Birth rate
  Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year . Another word used interchangeably with "birth rate" is "natality". When the crude birth rate is subtracted from the crude death rate, it reveals the rate of natural increase...
  
  : 15.5/1,000 inhab. (2009)
• Infant mortality
  Infant mortality
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  : 20.3/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 6.8/100 thousand ppl
• 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...
  
  : 0.790 (UNDP/2000)

All indicators are from SEADE and IBGE

Economy

The Tertiary sector is the economic basis of Nova Granada. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 62.3% of the city GDP. Industry

Industry

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 is 16.2% of the GDP. The Primary sector is relevant, with 21.4%.

External links

http://www.novagranada.sp.gov.br Prefecture of Nova Granada citybrazil.com.br