Umuarama is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the state of
Paraná in Brazil. Its population was 112,500 inhabitants in 2020.
Umuarama is one of the most important cities in
Paraná, one of the three states of southern
Brazil
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. 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".
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
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,
Unipar, FGU and Alfa)
* 58 Graduation Courses
* 10 Radio Stations
* 50,569 Vehicles (1.97 inhabitants per vehicle)
* 100,000 Trees
Climate
Umuarama experiences a
tropical climate
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where the mean temperature in any given month remains above .
Notable people
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Jéssica Andrade
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(born 1991), mixed martial artist
*
Raissa Santana (born 1995),
Miss Brasil 2016
References
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