Paulista

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Município de Paulista
Paulista
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Paulista (Brazil)
Paulista
Paulista
Coordinates 7 ° 57 ′  S , 34 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 7 ° 57 ′  S , 34 ° 53 ′  W
Location of Paulista in the state of Pernambuco
Location of Paulista in the state of Pernambuco
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
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flag
Motto
"Ordem e trabalho"
founding September 4, 1935
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Pernambuco
Região intermediária Recife (since 2017)
Região imediata Recife (since 2017)
Mesoregion Metropolitana do Recife (1989-2017)
Microregion Recife (1989-2017)
Metropolitan area Recife
structure 4 administrative regions, 24 bairros
height 10 m
climate Am, tropical
surface 97.3 km²
Residents 300,466 (2010)
density 3,087.7  Ew. / km²
estimate 329.117 (July 1, 2018)
Parish code IBGE : 2610707
Post Code 53400-001 to 53499-999
Time zone UTC −3
Website paulista.pe.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Júnior Matuto (2017-2020)
Political party PSB
Culture
City festival September 4th (foundation day)
economy
GDP 3,989,857  thousand. R $
12,363  R $ per capita
(2015)
HDI 0.732 (2010)

Paulista , officially Portuguese Município de Paulista , is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco .

It is located at a latitude of 07º57'00 "south and 34º52'59" west at an altitude of 13 meters above sea level and in 2010 had 300,466 inhabitants. The number of inhabitants was estimated on July 1, 2018 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) at 329,117 inhabitants, who are called Paulistenses, Portuguese: paulistenses .

geography

The area is 97 km². Paulista is located on the coast of the Atlantic , with 14 km of beaches. In the vicinity are the places Abreu e Lima , Janga , Pau Amarelo , Conceição and Maria Farinha . Recife , the capital of Pernambucos, is about 12 km south. The patron saint of Paulista is Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres (Our Lady of Pleasures).

history

Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Ó, Pau Amarelo

The area that is known today as Paulista was created in 1689 when Manoel de Moraes Navarro , known as "de O Paulista" (roughly: the one from São Paulo) , acquired large areas in this region, the Pernambuco captaincy . Since then, the area has been developed for sugar cane cultivation.

Until Paulista became an independent city in 1935, Paulista belonged to the city of Olinda from the beginning .

economy

With an urban population of almost 100%, services , industry , finance and tourism are the predominant forms of economy in Paulista today . Tourism is based on Paulista's location on the Atlantic coast, so that many people from the region spend their holidays or their weekends in Paulista. One of the current investments in Paulista's tourism is the “Veneza Water Park” with $ 12,000,000. With 10.5 hectares, it is to become one of the largest aquaparks in Brazil.

But the agribusiness is also strongly represented with alcohol and sugar production, as well as the cultivation of cassava and sweet potatoes , as well as the cash crops of bananas and coconuts .

City administration

Executive: Gilberto Gonçalves Feitosa Júnior , known as Júnior Matuto, of the Partido Socialista Brasileiro (PSB), who has held the office since 2013 , has been the city prefect (mayor) since the 2016 local elections . The legislature lies with the Câmara Municipal, made up of 15 elected city councils, the vereadores.

Administrative division

Paulista is divided into four administrative regions (Portuguese: Administração Regional ) and 24 Bairros (districts):

  • Administração Regional 1: Centro, Bairro do Nobre, Vila Torres Galvão, Cidade Tabajara, Jardim Velho
  • Administração Regional 2: Arthur Lundgren I, Arthur Lundgren II, Jardim Paulista, Mirueira, Paratibe
  • Administração Regional 3: Maranguape I, Maranguape II, Jardim Maranguape, Fragoso, Engenho Maranguape, Jaguarana
  • Administração Regional 4: Janga, Pau Amarelo, Nossa Senhora do Ó, Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Maria Farinha, Enseadinha, Parque do Janga, Poty

Sports

Paulista is home to the Íbis Sport Club, founded in 1938, and the Paulistano Futebol Clube , where Rivaldo began his career.

Personalities

Paulista is the birthplace of Rivaldo, a Brazilian soccer player and world champion.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Climate Paulista: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Paulista. In: climate-data.org. de.climate-data.org, accessed on October 8, 2018 .
  2. a b IBGE : Pernambuco »Paulista - Panorama. Retrieved October 8, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. a b IBGE : Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 ° de julho de 2018. (PDF; 2.6 MB) In: ibge.gov.br. 2018, Retrieved October 8, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. Conheça Paulista, História. In: gov.br. Prefeitura do Paulista, accessed January 17, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. Júnior Matuto 40 (Prefeito). In: com.br. Eleições 2016, accessed January 17, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  6. Vereadores Eleitos em Paulista / PE. In: com.br. Eleições 2016, accessed January 17, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).