Maringá
Sign in to saveMaringá () is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Paraná, with 385,753 inhabitants in the city proper, and 764,906 in the metropolitan area (IBGE 2013). Located in northwestern Paraná, and crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, it is a regional centre for commerce, services, agro-industries, and universities, including the State University of Maringá.
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Maringá is a planned city in southern Brazil founded in 1947 that has grown into the third-largest city in Paraná state, with nearly 400,000 residents. It serves as an important regional hub for business, services, agriculture-related industries, and higher education in northwestern Paraná.
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Key facts
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- Maringá
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- Municipality of Maringá
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- Municipality
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- From left to right and top to bottom: skyline of Maringá with the Cathedral of Maringá; the Ingá Park; Grevilea Woods; Park of Japan; Chapel of Santa Cruz de Maringá
- Settlement.nicknames
- Song City (Cidade Canção), Green City (Cidade Verde)
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- Bandeira de Maringá - PR.svg
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- Brasão de Maringá - PR.svg
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- Parana Municip Maringa.svg
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- 250px
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- Location in Paraná
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- Brazil
Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Settlement
- Demography
- Ethnicity
- People born in Maringá
- Religion
- Geography
- Climate
- Flora
- Pollution
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Service sector
- Sports
- Universities
- Media
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Maringá () is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Paraná, with 385,753 inhabitants in the city proper, and 764,906 in the metropolitan area (IBGE 2013). Located in northwestern Paraná, and crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, it is a regional centre for commerce, services, agro-industries, and universities, including the State University of Maringá.
==History== ===Toponymy=== Maringá takes its name from a song by Joubert de Carvalho in honour of his great love, Maria do Ingá, later shortened to Maringá. As a result, the city is nicknamed "Song City". At the time the settlement was established, the song was very popular in the media.