Porto Ferreira is a municipality in the state of

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. It is situated on the Mojiguaçu River at an altitude of 559 meters. The population is 56,504 (2020 est.) in an area of 244.9 km².

History

The valley where Porto Ferreira now lies used to be inhabited by

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. The settlement Porto Ferreira on the Mojiguaçu River was founded in the 1860s, at the place of a ferry. It was named Ferreira after the ferryman João Inácio Ferreira. The settlement grew because of its strategic location on the way to the coffee plantations in the region of

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. Porto Ferreira was officially established on 9 February 1888, as a part of the municipality

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. It was detached from Descalvado and attached to

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on 1 October 1892. It became an independent municipality on 29 July 1896.

Demography

Data of the Census - 2010 Total population: 58.797 *Urban: 56.901 *Rural: 1.896 *Male: 29.240 *Female: 29.550 *

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up to 1 year (for a thousand): 12,76 *

Life expectancy Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age. The most commonly used measure is ''life expectancy at birth'' (LEB, or in demographic notation ''e''0, where '' ...

(years): 81,82 *

Fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime, if they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime, and they were t ...

(children per woman): 1,95 *

Literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

: 96.34% *

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(IDH-M): 0,812 *IDH-M Income: 0,845 *IDH-M Longevity: 0,850 *IDH-M Education: 0,880 (Source: IPEA DATE) Per capita income: U$$3879,56 (estimative of 2010)

Urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from Rural area, rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. ...

rate: 96.61% Annual Population Growth rate: 1.86% Number of hospital beds: 45 (per thousand inhabitants - 0,73) Population that has access: *Water supply: 98.5% *Sewage: 97.6% *Garbage collection: 100% Source: IBGE

Geography

The highest point of the city is the High Mount, with 798 meters. The lowest point is the Island of the Ducks, with 545 meters. In the Railroad station the altitude is of 549.7 meters above sea level. The municipality holds the Porto Ferreira State Park, created in 1987.

Climate

annual average *Temperature: 23 °C annual total *Precipitation: 1300-1500 millimeters *Predominant wind direction: Southeast

Topography

The general city landscape is flat, with small hills, slightly sloping towards the basins of the Moji Guaçu river and its tributaries. To the north, is possible to see some mountains.

Ways of Communication

The city is served by two state highways, Rodovia Anhangüera (SP 330), SP 215. There are also the disused rails from the former state railway company, FEPASA.

Soil

Four types of soil are found, thus distributed for the area of the city: Yellow Red

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(62 km ²), Purple Latosol (74 km ²), Hidromórfico (27 km ²) and Dark Red Latosol (77 km ²).

Hydrography

* Mojiguaçu River * River Santa Rosa * Amaros stream

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Religion

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is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the

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Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly

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, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),

Christian Congregation in Brazil The Christian Congregation in Brazil () was founded in Brazil by the Italian-American missionary Luigi Francescon (1866–1964), as part of the larger Christian Congregation (Pentecostal), Christian Congregation movement. History Louis Frances ...

, among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

References

External links

Page of the city hall

Page of the chamber

News and Pictures of Porto Ferreira
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