Cascavel (Paraná)

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Cascavel
Coordinates: 24 ° 57 ′  S , 53 ° 27 ′  W Cascavel​ Cascavel on the map of Brazil
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Paraná
City foundation	December 14, 1952
Residents	316.226  (IBGE)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2101 km 2
Population density	136.23 inhabitants / km 2
height	800  m
City structure	8 distritos , 31 bairros
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	City Prefect: Edgar Bueno ( PDT ) (2013–2016)
Website	www.cascavel.pr.gov.br
City nicknames: "Capital do Oeste" "Metrópole do Mercosul"
Aerial photograph Cascavel (2009)
City division into eight districts

Cascavel (officially Município de Cascavel , German rattlesnake ) is a city in the Brazilian state of Paraná . It has 316,226 inhabitants (as of 2016), called cascavalense , and an area of ​​2101 km².

Cascavel lies on a plateau 781 meters above sea level. It is located 504 kilometers west of Curitiba , the capital of the state, 605 kilometers west of the Paranaguá seaport and 140 kilometers from the Paraguay - Argentina - Brazil border triangle.

Settlement of today's urban area began in 1928. The city was founded on December 14, 1952.

economy

Cascavel is responsible for 26% of total grain production in the state of Paraná. Basically, soybeans, wheat, corn, rice, cotton and beans are grown. Poultry, pigs and beef cattle also come from Cascavel.

The gross domestic product of the city is earned to 5.95% by livestock to 16.63% by industry and to 77.42% in services.

The main industries are food processing, chemicals, metal processing and beverage production.

List of city prefects

Source:

• 1952–1956: José Neves Formighieri
• 1956–1960: Helberto Edwino Schwarz
• 1960-1964: Octacílio Mion
• 1964–1969: Odilon Correia Reinhardt
• 1969-1973: Octacílio Mion
• 1973-1977: Pedro Muffato
• 1977-1983: Jacy Miguel Scanagatta
• 1983-1988: Fidelcino Tolentino
• 1989-1992: Salazar Barreiros
• 1993-1996: Fidelcino Tolentino
• 1997-2000: Salazar Barreiros
• 2001-2004: Edgar Bueno
• 2005–2008: Lísias Tomé
• 2009–2012: Edgar Bueno
• since 2013: Edgar Bueno ( PDT )

City structure

Cascavel is divided into eight districts ( distritos ), these in turn into 31 bairros . Districts:

• Distrito sede administrativa
• Rio do Salto
• Juvinópolis
• São João do Oeste
• Sede Alvorada
• São Salvador
• Distrito Sete
• Espigão Azul

sons and daughters of the town

• Leandro Augusto (* 1977), football player
• Nilceu Aparecido dos Santos (* 1977), racing cyclist
• Jaime Melo (* 1980), racing car driver

Web links

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

• Cascavel Prefecture website (Portuguese)
• Website of the City Council of Cascavel , Câmara Municipal (Portuguese)
• Hoje , Supplement December 14, 2007: 55 anos , (PDF; 2.6 MB) special issue on the city's 55th anniversary (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Sinopse do Censo Demográfico 2013: Cascavel. Retrieved July 26, 2013 (Portuguese). 
2. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Sinopse do Censo Demográfico 2016: Cascavel. Retrieved July 31, 2016 (Portuguese). 
3. ↑ Hoje , Supplement December 14, 2007: Cascavel Futuro , p. 6 ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.6 MB). Retrieved July 26, 2013 (Portuguese).