Toledo (Paraná)
| Município de Toledo Toledo |
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 Center of Toledo
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| Coordinates | 24 ° 43 ′ S , 53 ° 45 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of Paraná
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Motto " A capital do Agronegócio do Paraná " |
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| founding | November 14, 1951 city rights (age 68) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Paraná | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-PR | ||
| Metropolitan area | Toledo metropolitan area | ||
| height | 550 m | ||
| Waters | Rio Toledo | ||
| climate | subtropical, Cfa | ||
| surface | 1,196.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 119,313 (2010) | ||
| density | 99.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 140,635 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 4127700 | ||
| Post Code | 85900-000 | ||
| Telephone code | (+55) 45 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | toledo.pr (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Lucio de Marchi (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | Progressives | ||
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| City festival | December 14th (city foundation) | ||
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| GDP | 5,929,258 thousand R $ 43,746 R $ per person (2017) |
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| HDI | 0.768 (high) (2010) | ||
Toledo , officially Município de Toledo , is a city in the west of the Brazilian state Paraná . It is a center of the agricultural and food industry .
At the 2010 census, the city had 119,313 inhabitants called Toledano. It ranks 12th among the municipalities in Paraná according to population size. With an area of 1197 km², the population density is 100 people per km².
The distance to the eastern capital Curitiba is 540 km. The state border with Paraguay , which is formed here by the Rio Paraná , runs about 60 km to the west .
history
The municipality was already heavily populated since 1946. A law of November 14, 1951, initiated by the governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto , decided to found the city of Toledo and a district of the same name from former areas of the city of Foz do Iguaçu , and after the first municipal elections on November 9, 1952 the next Year officially established on December 14, 1952 (emancipation). Ernesto Dall'Óglio became the first city prefect.
In 1959, the Roman Catholic diocese of Toledo (Brazil) was established in the city . His cathedral Cristo Rei (Christ the King) was built in the late 1970s in a modern style.
City administration
After the local elections in 2016, the 17th city prefect is Lucio de Marchi from the Partido Progressista (PP) for the 2017-2020 term .
The municipality is divided into nine districts and 22 bairros :
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View of Toledo, Paraná
Cristo Rei Cathedral
The Centro de Eventos
Ismael Sperafico
economy
Several large Brazilian companies are based in Toledo. For example the pharmaceutical company Prati-Donaduzzi, which has its headquarters there in the meantime. But the food manufacturer Sadia also produces meat products in a factory there. Many car dealerships are also located in Avendia Parigot de Souza, one of the major thoroughfares in Toledo. The brands that are common and widespread in Brazil, such as Fiat , Chevrolet and VW, are present there, but also Hyundai , Renault and Ford .
The shopping center Panambi, named after the stream that rises in the city center, and the Avenida Maripa with its many small shops from all branches, but also the entire city center around the Catedral de Toledo, offer shopping opportunities. The opening of another, much larger Costa Oeste shopping center in Conj. Res.Tocantins planned. The construction work has already started.
Infrastructure
Toledo is connected to the BR-467 , which begins in Cascavel and runs past the city to the east. She is nicknamed: Rodovia José Neves Formigheri. There is also a bus station on Avenida Parigot de Souza, the Rodoviário Alcido Leonardi terminal. From here you can reach São Paulo in just under twelve hours.
education
On the one hand, Toledo has several schools and universities. There are four private schools, the highly renowned Colégio Alfa with the Escola Intentus, the Colégio La Salle, the Colégio Incomar and the Fundação Educacional de Toledo (Funet). There are also state schools, which are much less elitist.
For some years now, more and more universities have been settling here. These include the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE) and the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR). These are all church or state universities. The Universidade Paranaense (UNIPAR) and the Faculdade Sul Brasil (FASUL) are private universities, they are chargeable and therefore not as popular as the state and church universities.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ademir Roque Kaefer (* 1960), football player
- Henrique Aparecido De Lima (* 1964), Roman Catholic bishop
- Alexandre Sperafico (* 1974), racing driver
- Marcelo Pletsch (* 1976), football player
- Ricardo Sperafico (* 1979), racing driver
- Rodrigo Sperafico (* 1979), racing driver (twin brother of Ricardo)
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c IBGE : Toledo - Panorama. Retrieved July 22, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE: Cidades @ Toledo: Histórico . Retrieved July 4, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ^ Prefeitura Municipal de Toledo: Prefeitura - Conheça o Governo . Retrieved July 4, 2014 (Portuguese).