Apucarana

Município de Apucarana Apucarana
Center of Apucarana
Apucarana
Coordinates	23 ° 33 ′  S , 51 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 23 ° 33 ′  S , 51 ° 28 ′  W
Location of the municipality in the state of Paraná
Symbols
coat of arms flag
founding	28th January 1944 (age 76)
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Paraná
height	988 m
climate	tropical, Cfa
surface	558.4 km²
Residents	120,919 (2010)
density	216.5  Ew. / km²
estimate	134,996 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code	IBGE : 4101408
Telephone code	(+55)  43
Time zone	UTC −3
Website	apucarana.pr (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect	Carlos Alberto Gebrim Preto (2017-2020)
Political party	Psd
HDI	0.748 (high) (2010)
Cathedral of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Apucarana

Apucarana , officially Portuguese Município de Apucarana , is a city in the Brazilian state of Paraná . In the 2010 census year it had 120,919 inhabitants, who were estimated to be 134,996 as of July 1, 2019 and live on a community area of ​​around 558.4 km². The calculated population density is 216 people per km², but over 94% of the Apucaranese population is concentrated in the urban area. It ranks 11th out of 399 municipalities in the state.

geography

Surrounding communities are Arapongas , Cambira , Califórnia , Marilândia do Sul , Rio Bom , Novo Itacolomi , Mandaguari , Londrina and Sabáudia .

The biome is Mata Atlântica . It lies at an altitude of 988 meters.

climate

The community has a tropical temperate climate, Cfb according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification . The average temperature is 18.8 ° C. The average rainfall is 1507 mm per year.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Apucarana

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temperature ( ° C )	21.8	21.8	20.8	18.9	16.0	14.9	15.3	16.8	18.2	19.3	20.4	20.9	O	18.8
Precipitation ( mm )	192	173	134	110	108	99	71	59	98	167	130	166	Σ	1507

Local government

The executive rests with the city prefect (mayor). In the local elections in 2016 , Carlos Alberto Gebrim Preto of the Partido Social Democrático (PSD) was elected city prefect for the term from 2017 to 2020.

The legislature rests with an elected city council of 11, the vereadores of the Câmara Municipal.

Population development

year	Residents	city	country
1991	95.064	86,079	8,985
2000	107,827	100,249	7,578
2010	120,919	114,098	6,821
2019	134.996	?	?

Source: IBGE (2011)

Average income and standard of living

The average monthly income in 2017 was 2.1 times the Brazilian minimum wage ( Salário mínimo ) of R $ 880.00 (income converted for 2019: around € 418 per month). The Human Development Index (HDI) is rated high at 0.748 for 2010.

In 2017, 40,950 people or 30.9% of the population were registered as permanently employed; in 2010, 26.4% of the population had an income of half the minimum wage.

HDI
year				Points
1991			0.535
2000			0.669
2010			0.748

The gross national product per capita was around R $ 22,541 in 2016, the gross national product of the municipality was R $ 2,965,782.43 thousand in 2016.

education

Illiteracy rate

Apucarana had an illiteracy rate of 19.1% in 1991 (including incomplete primary schooling), which had already fallen to 7.4% in the 2010 census. Around 21.5% of the population in 2010 were children and young people up to the age of 15.

Illiteracy rate
year				percent
1991			19.06
2000			12.40
2010			7.39

Higher education

The Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) maintains a campus in Apucarana, as does the Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UNESPAR).

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups according to the statistical classification of the IBGE (status 2000 with 107,827 inhabitants, status 2010 with 120,019 inhabitants):

group	Share 2000	Share 2010	annotation
Brancos	80,445	▼ 80.321	Whites, descendants of Europeans
Pardos	21,442	▲ 33,294	Mixed races, mulattos , mestizos
Pretus	3,898	▲ 5,171	black
Amarelos	1,480	▲ 1,877	Asians
Indigenous people	150	▲ 256	indigenous population
without specification	412	-

Sports

Apucarana is home to the Roma Esporte Apucarana and Apucarana Atlético Clube football clubs , and it also owns the Estádio Municipal Olímpio Barreto, which opened in 1967 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Bruno Henrique (* 1989), football player

Web links

Commons : Apucarana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website (Citizen Portal) of the City Prefecture , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
• City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Apucarana - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed November 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
2. ↑ Apucarana climate: average temperature, weather by month, Apucarana weather averages - Climate-Data.org. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved November 20, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Beto Preto 55 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed November 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humao no Brasil: Apucarana, PR . Retrieved November 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese)
5. ↑ Apucarana - Panorama - Trabalho e rendimento. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed November 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
6. ↑ Apucarana - Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed November 20, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
7. ↑ IBGE : Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA: Tabela 2093. Accessed on 17 November 2019 (Portuguese, database query, search terms Apucarana (PR) and Cor ou raça).