Londrina
| Município de Londrina | ||
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Coordinates: 23 ° 18 ′ S , 51 ° 10 ′ W Município de Londrina on the map of Brazil
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Paraná | |
| City foundation | December 10, 1934 | |
| Residents | 543.003 (2014) | |
| - in the metropolitan area | 1 million | |
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| surface | 1,653.075 | |
| Population density | 306.49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 610 m | |
| Waters | Lake Igapó | |
| Post Code | 86010-86089 | |
| Time zone | UTC −3 | |
| City Presidency | Alexandre Kireeff ( PSD ) | |
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| City nicknames: "Pequena Londres" "Capital do café" |
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Londrina (officially: Município de Londrina ; German: Little London ) is a large city in the Brazilian state of Paraná .
According to the 2010 census, Londrina has a total of 506,701 inhabitants, the IBGE estimate of July 1, 2013 indicates an increase to 537,566 inhabitants. Londrina, whose inhabitants are called Londrinese, is the second largest city in Paranás and the fourth largest city in southern Brazil.
After the state capital Curitiba , which is approx . 380 km away, and Maringá , approx. 100 km away , it is the third greenest city in Brazil.
geography
Londrina is located in the hill country of the North Paraná region near the border with the state of São Paulo .
City structure:
Londrina is divided into eight districts ( distritos ): Espírito Santo, Guaravera, Irerê, Lerroville, Maravilha Londrina, Paiquerê, São Luiz and Warta. There is also a division into 54 districts, the bairros , which are divided into the zones center, north, west, south and east.
Londrina metropolitan area:
According to State Law No. 81 of June 17, 1998, the Londrina Metropolitan Area includes the following cities:
- Londrina
- Cambé - 97,329 inhabitants
- Ibiporã - 47,514 inhabitants
- Sertanópolis - 16,103 inhabitants
- Bela Vista do Paraíso - 15,496 inhabitants
- Jataizinho - 11,604 inhabitants
- Rolândia - 56,352 inhabitants
- Tamarana - 11,577 inhabitants
A total of 766,682 inhabitants in 2010.
history
Londrina was founded on December 10, 1934.
climate
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Demographics
| origin | percent |
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| White | 74.2% |
| Pardo (mixed breed) | 18.3% |
| Asian | 3.6% |
| black | 3.4% |
| Indigenous | 0.3% |
Source: Censo 2000
Local politics
Londrina is administered by the city prefecture ( prefeitura municipal with the mayor prefeito municipal ) and the Câmara Municipal (city council with a president).
City prefect for the 16th legislative period from 2013 is Alexandre Kireeff , who belongs to the Partido da Social Democrático (PSD).
List of city prefects
| No. | Surname | From | To |
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| 1 | Willie da Fonseca Brabazon Davids | 1936 | 1940 |
| 2 | Hugo Cabral | 1947 | 1951 |
| 3 | Milton Ribeiro de Menezes | 1951 | 1955 |
| 4th | Antonio Fernandes Sobrinho | 1955 | 1959 |
| 5 | Milton Ribeiro de Menezes | 1959 | 1963 |
| 6th | José Hosken de Novaes | 1963 | 1969 |
| 7th | Dalton Fonseca Paranaguá | 1969 | 1973 |
| 8th | José Richa | 1973 | 1977 |
| 9 | Antonio Casemiro Belinati | 1977 | 1982 |
| 10 | José Antonio Del Ciel | 1982 | 1983 |
| 11 | Wilson Rodrigues Moreira | 1983 | 1988 |
| 12 | Antonio Casemiro Belinati | 1989 | 1992 |
| 13 | Luiz Eduardo Cheida | 1993 | 1996 |
| 14th | Antonio Casemiro Belinati | 1997 | 2000 |
| 15th | Jorge Scaff | 2000 | 2000 |
| 16 | Nedson Luiz Micheleti | 2001 | 2008 |
| 17th | José Roque Neto | 2009 | 2009 |
| 18th | Barbosa Neto | 2009 | 2012 |
| 19th | José Joaquim Ribeiro | 2012 | 20th September 2012 |
| 20th | Gerson Araújo | 2012 | 2012 |
| 21st | Alexandre Kireeff | 2013 | 2017 |
economy
The largest industry in the city is soy cultivation , followed by coffee cultivation and other agricultural products.
Attractions
Attractions in the city of Londrina include the Cathedral and Igapó Lakes, and the Catuaí shopping malls in the southwest and Royal Plaza in the city center. In the north, next to a car racing track, is the Estadio do Café , home of the local soccer team Londrina EC .
Town twinning
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Mdoukha , Lebanon -
Leon , Nicaragua -
Toledo , United States -
Nishinomiya , Japan -
Nago , Japan
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Guimarães , Portugal -
Modena , Italy -
Zhenjiang , People's Republic of China
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Assíria Nascimento (* 1960), gospel singer, wife of Pelés
- Giovane Élber (* 1972), football player
- Giba (* 1976), volleyball player
- Michelle Alves (* 1978), model
- Fábio César Montezine (* 1979), Qatari-Brazilian soccer player
- Naldo (* 1982), German-Brazilian soccer player
- Jádson (born 1983), football player
- Flavia de Oliveira (* 1983), model
- Fernandinho (* 1985), football player
- Henrique Pacheco Lima (* 1985), football player
- Rafinha (* 1985), German-Brazilian soccer player
- Renan Foguinho (* 1989), football player
- JV Horto (* 1990), racing car driver
- Renan Souza Diniz (* 1993), football player
Associated with Londrina
- Geraldo Majella Agnelo (* 1933), Archbishop of Salvador da Bahia, previously Archbishop of Londrina
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b IBGE : Sinopse do Censo Demográfico 2010: Londrina. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 20, 2013 (Brazilian Portuguese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ IBGE : Cidades: Paraná: Londrina. Retrieved October 21, 2013 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Prefeitura Municipal de Londrina: Perfil de Londrina 2016. January 1, 2016, accessed May 28, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- IBGE : Histórico, Londrina Abstract city history. Retrieved November 11, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese)