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Demography
- Total: 328.473 inhabitants on July 1, 2006.
- Urban: 324.138
- Rural: 6.999
- Demographic densityPopulation densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
(hab./km²): 473,80 - Child mortalityChild mortalityChild mortality, also known as under-5 mortality, refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five. In 2010, 7.6 million children under five died , down from 8.1 million in 2009, 8.8 million in 2008, and 12.4 million in 1990. About half of child deaths occur in Africa....
until 1 year (in 1000): 12,66 = 1,26% - Life expectancyLife expectancyLife expectancy is the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience...
(years): 73,03 - FertilityFertilityFertility is the natural capability of producing offsprings. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction...
(children per women): 2,26 - LiteracyLiteracyLiteracy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
: 96,37% - HDIHuman Development IndexThe 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...
: 0,820- HDI-M Income: 0,755
- HDI-M Longevity: 0,800
- HDI-M Education: 0,906
(Source: IPEA
IPEA
IPEA may stand for:* Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, a Brazilian research organization.* International Preliminary Examination Authority, an examination authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty...
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Roads
- SP-334 - Candido Portinari, (Franca to Ribeirão PretoRibeirão PretoRibeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the Northeastern region of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is nicknamed Brazilian California, because of a combination of an economy based on agrobusiness plus high technology, wealth and sunny weather all year long. With 605,114 inhabitants,...
) - SP-345SP-345SP-345 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil....
- Engenheiro Ronan Rocha, (Franca to Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
) - SP-345SP-345SP-345 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil....
- Prefeito Fábio Talarico, (Franca to BarretosBarretosBarretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 112,101 inhabitants and an area of 1565.6 km². Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto.-History:...
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Minor highways
- - Felipe Calixto (north quarter to Ribeirão Corrente)
- - João Traficante (east quarter to Ibiraci/MG)
- - Engenho Queimado (west quarter to Ribeirão Corrente)
- - Nestor Ferreira (west quarter to Restinga)
- - Rio Negro e Solimões (south quarter to Batatais)
- - Tancredo Neves (east quarter to Claraval/MG)
Government
Mayor Sidnei Rocha (of the PSDBPSDB
The Brazilian Social Democracy Party is a centrist political party in Brazil. Originally a centre-left party at the time of its foundation, PSDB moved to the centre after Fernando Henrique Cardoso forged an alliance with the right-wing Liberal...
party) was elected in October 2004 and took office on January 1, 2005. His term is four years, and he is in office for the second time. The City Council is composed of 15 aldermen.
Notable Francanos
- Regina DuarteRegina DuarteRegina Blois Duarte is a Brazilian film, television and stage actress. Her efforts against the current Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2002 elections caused considerable controversy. Duarte appeared in a TV advertisement saying that she was afraid of what could happen to...
, Brazilian television actress - Abdias do NascimentoAbdias do NascimentoAbdias do Nascimento was a prominent Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician.-Biography:Born in Franca, São Paulo state, Nascimento attended public school as a child and joined the military in 1930, but was discharged for disorderly conduct a few years later. He received a B.A...
- scholar, artist, and politician. - João do Amaral GurgelJoão do Amaral GurgelJoão Augusto Conrado do Amaral Gurgel was a Brazilian businessman. In 1969, he decided to start a very small factory, producing small cars. Early models were fiberglass bodies installed on Volkswagen Beetle chassis and machinery...
- Brazilian businessman