Paiçandu is a city in the state of Paraná

Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

 in southern Brazil. Paiçandu was founded in 1948, and emancipated on 19 November 1960. As of the 2000 census, its total population was 30,727 (29,584 urban

Urban area

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

 and 1,143 rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

, with an Annual Growth Index of 3.17%).

Geography

• Area: 171,604 km²
• Altitude: 550,00 m
• Latitude: 23°27′20"S 52°02′30"W

• Distance from Curitiba
  Curitiba
  Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
  
  , the state capital: 449 km
• Distance from Paranaguá
  Paranaguá
  Paranaguá is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Founded in 1648, it is Paraná's oldest city.It is known for its excellent port facilities, being the sea port for Curitiba, the capital of Paraná....
  
  , Paraná's primary seaport: 540 km
• Distance from Maringá
  Maringá
  Maringá is a city in southern Brazil that was founded on May 10, 1947. Maringá is the third largest city in the state of Paraná. The city has a population of 357,117 , 612,617 in its metropolitan area...
  
  , site of the nearest major airport: 7 km

Climate

Paiçandu's subtropical climate offers hot summers and concentrated wet season

Wet season

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s; Paiçandu has no dry season

Dry season

The dry season is a term commonly used when describing the weather in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year...

. The average high temperature is 22°C. Frost rarely accompanies the winter weather (the average low temperature is 18°C).

Participation in the Municipal GIP

• Farming: 8.72%
• Industry: 38.92%
• Services: 52.35%

Number of inhabitants who are actively employed: 14,597