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State:	São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
Meso-region:	Paulista Macro-Metropolitan Meso-Region
Microrregions:	Sorocaba Sorocaba (micro-region) The Microregion of Sorocaba is a microregion in the central part of São Paulo State, Brazil.- Municipalities:* Alumínio* Araçariguama* Araçoiaba da Serra* Cabreúva* Capela do Alto* Iperó* Itu* Mairinque* Porto Feliz* Salto* Salto de Pirapora...
Founded:	March 21, 1964
Location Location (geography) The terms location and place in geography are used to identify a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term 'location' generally implies a higher degree of can certainty than "place" which often has an ambiguous boundary relying more on human/social attributes of place identity... :	23.35/23° 32' 47" S, 47.69/47° 11' 1" W
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... :	210.28 km²
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... :	45,376 (2004) Ranked 273rd
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... :	215.31/km²
Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .... :	850 m
Postal code:	18120-xxx
Area/distance code:	(00)55-15
Climate Climate Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods... :	Subtropical
Name of inhabitants or denomym:	Mairinquense
Website:	www.mairinque.sp.gov.br
Population Statistics
Urban:	12,649
Rural:	5,735
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Literacy rate:	91.8%

Mairinque is a small city near Sorocaba

Sorocaba

Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...

, in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The city has a population (2004) of 45,376, and an area of 210.28 km², which includes an urban area of 18 km² plus a surrounding hinterland. It is at an elevation of 850 m (2,955 ft).

The city of Mairinque is situated in the central part of the state of São Paulo, 70 km from the state capital, to which it is connected by two major highways, the Rodovia Raposo Tavares

Raposo Tavares

Raposo Tavares is a district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil....

 and Rodovia Castello Branco

Castello Branco

The name Castello Branco may refer to* Camilo Castelo Branco ; Portuguese writer, publishing over 260 works in this time; committed suicide in 1890....

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Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2001	39,975	-	190.10/km²
2004	45,376	+5,401 or +13.51%	215.21/km²

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE

IBGE

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...

 Census, the population was 39,975, of which most, some 34,240, are urban and 5,635 are rural. Its life expectancy for the city was 72.42 years tying Iperó

Iperó

Iperó is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its latitude is 23.35/23°28'14" S and the longitude is 46.69/47°44'05" W. The population in 2004 was 22,390 and the area is 171.44 km². The elevation is 590 m...

's in the same state and the same microregion. The literacy rate was at 92.79%.

Geography

The city's hinterland contains mountains and valleys. Its climate is temperate and dry, with an average temperature of 18 °C.

Since the creation of an industrial park, the city has grown markedly, with a boom in activity in its public, private and social sectors. Urban change has been rapid, with considerable commercial development..

Many companies have head offices or regional offices in the city, including Cargill

Cargill

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, Ibratele, Intertech

Intertech

Founded in 1991, Intertech is the largest combined software developer training company and research-supported consulting firm in Minnesota. Tom Salonek, Intertech's Founder, was listed in Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40"...

, Agrosthal, Fiorella, Soldatopo, Chocolates Prink, Ferplast, Etrúria

Etruria

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 and Centrais de Estocagem Frigorificada (CEFRI).

History

First known as Villa Mayrink and was a part of São Roque

São Roque, São Paulo

São Roque is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 71,594 and its density was 525/km². The city is at an altitude of 771 m, and the area is 308 km². São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco...

, it became a municipality under the name "Mairinque" and is named after the counsellor to the Empire of Brazil, Francisco de Paula Mayrink. The circles the edges of the Sorocaban rail. Sorocaba has a rail museum.

Transportation

Mairinque is surrounded by several other cities, such as the port of Santos (153 km away). Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

 (114 km) and Sorocaba

Sorocaba

Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...

 (30 km). It is linked with the SP-270. It is connected with these and the city of São Paulo by several bus companies: Viação Cometa, Viação São Roque and Viação Nossa Senhora da Ponte, along with the FEPASA (Ferrovias Paulista S.A.).

External links

About Mairinque Mairinque's website Mairinque on citybrazil.com.br

	North: Itu Itu Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...
West: Alumínio Alumínio Alumínio is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo. The population in 2003 is 16,019 and the area is 83.7 km². Its latitude is 23.5331/23°32'6" S and the longitude is 47.5625/47°15'43" W The elevation is 790 m. Alumínio is located east of Sorocaba and is also a suburban area...  and Sorocaba Sorocaba Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...	Mairinque	East: São Roque São Roque, São Paulo São Roque is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 71,594 and its density was 525/km². The city is at an altitude of 771 m, and the area is 308 km². São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco...
	South: Ibiúna Ibiúna Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 72,181 and the area is 1062.1 km². The elevation is 860 m...