Guaíra, São Paulo

In the northeastern region of São Paulo, between the Rio Grande, Pardo River and the Sapucaí River, in what was then called Nuporanga, Antônio Marques Garcia founded a town in the called "Corredeira," along the path to Santa dos Olhos D'Água (which is today known as Ipuã). A plot of land which was acquired November 12, 1901 for "Six-hundred thousand réis" was enlarged with lands donated by Joaquim Garcia Franco and Maria Sabino Alves Franco, resulting in a significantly sized area focused around a small settlement called "Corredeira of São Sebastião" in homage to the patron saint, later renamed "Corredeira do Bom Jardim" or simply "Corredeira."

It was named a "Distrito de Paz," (that is, was assigned a Justice of the Peace) with the name of Guaíra, by State Law n. 1144 on November 16, 1908, and a municipality by State Law n. 2328 on December 27, 1928. Installation as a municipality took place on May 18, 1929, and installation as a comarca on May 18, 1955. "Guaíra" is a toponym which can be translated as "running water."

• Patron Saint: Saint Sebastian

Guaíra is located at an altitude of 517 metres (1,696 ft).

• Topography: flat
• Rainfall: yearly average of 1,550 mm
• Winds predominantly from the Northwest
• Temperature:
  • Maximum: 38 degrees Celsius
  • Minimum: 6 degrees Celsius
  • Median: 25 degrees Celsius

Census data: 2000

Total population: 34,610

• Urban: 32.274
• Rural: 2,336
• Men: 17,412
• Women: 17, 198

Population density (inhabitants/km²): 27.50

Infant mortality to age 1 (per thousand): 8.24

Life expectancy (years): 75.93

Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.17

Literacy rate: 91.07%

Human Development Index: 0.822

• HDI-M GDP: 0.728
• HDI-M Life Expectancy: 0.849
• HDI-M Education: 0.888

(Source: IPEA)

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