Marília

Also known as Marilia

Marília () is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital São Paulo is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The population is 240,590 (2020 est.) in an area of 1170 km2.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Marília
Settlement.name: Marília
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Marília.png
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Marília.jpg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Marilia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.leader_party: PSDB
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Official website

Prefeitura Municipal de Marília - SP

marilia.sp.gov.br →

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: mariliense
Population: 161149
Area: 1170.054
Elevation: 660
Official website: www.marilia.sp.gov.br
Image: Marília panorama2.JPG
Dialing code: 14

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Commons category: Marília
Commons gallery: Marília
Human Development Index: 0.798
inception: 1928-01-01
electorate: 157922

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History
Demography
Government
Education
Transport
Media
Religion
Catholic Church
Protestant Church
Interesting facts
Twin towns and sister cities
Notable people
Climate
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The municipality is emerging as an educational hub in São Paulo, with four public technical and higher education institutions (Unesp, Famema, Univesp and Fatec) and private institutions such as Unimar, Faef, Univem and Anhanguera. In 2017, 74 undergraduate courses were offered, with administration and pedagogy being the most offered. Marília has an average of one university student for every 18 inhabitants. The municipality also has the rural scientific research unit Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios/APTA Regional de Marília).