Franca (Sao Paulo)
| Município de Franca "Capital do Calçado"
Franca
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.jpg) View of the center of Franca
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 32 ′ S , 47 ° 24 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of São Paulo
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Motto "Genti Meae Paul istä Fidelis" True to my Paulistas family |
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| founding | 28th November 1824 (195 years) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-SP | ||
| Metropolitan area | Aglomeração Urbana de Franca | ||
| height | 1040 m | ||
| climate | tropical with dry seasons, Aw | ||
| surface | 605.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 318,640 (2010) | ||
| density | 526.1 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 353,187 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 3516200 | ||
| Telephone code | (+55) 16 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | www.franca.sp (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Gilson de Souza (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | DEM | ||
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| GDP | 9,689,019 thousand. R $ 28,108 R $ per capita (2016) |
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| HDI | 0.780 (high) (2010) | ||
Franca , officially Portuguese Município de Franca , is a city in Brazil in the state of São Paulo , about 1,030 m above sea level. The most important industries in Franca are the shoe industry and the chemical industry. The population was estimated as of July 1, 2019 at 353,187 inhabitants, who are called francanos in Portuguese and live on a community area of around 605.7 km².
Franca is the center of the metropolitan area Aglomeração Urbana de Franca ( Urban agglomeration Franca ) and the seat of the Diocese of Franca .
Attractions
- Museu do Calçado de Franca - extensive shoe museum of the "capital of men's shoes"
economy
The aerospace company Aeroálcool Tecnologia Ltda is based in Franca .
Sports
Franca is home to the AA Francana football club . The local basketball club Franca Basquetebol Clube has won the South American Cup six times , most recently in 1991.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jaime Luiz Coelho (1916–2013), Archbishop of Maringá
- Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (1934–2016), pharmacologist and doctor
- Regina Duarte (* 1947), actress
- Wagner Lopes (* 1969), Japanese football player
- Welder da Silva Marçal (* 1991), Brazilian soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Franca - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed October 2, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Gilson de Souza 25 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed October 2, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Brazilian Shoe Museums ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )