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Ourinhos
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Ourinhos is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. Located west of the state capital, it is approximately 370 km away. Covering an area of , its population according to the 2022 Brazilian census by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was , making it the 76th most populous in São Paulo. It is 994 km from Brasília, the federal capital.

Key facts

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Ourinhos
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Ourinhense
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Municipality
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SaoPaulo Municip Ourinhos.svg
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Location in São Paulo state
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Brazil
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Location in Brazil
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Foto-ourinhos-2024.jpg
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View of the city
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Brasão de Ourinhos - SP.svg
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Bandeira de Ourinhos - SP.svg
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Terra populusque aurei"Golden land and people"
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Mayor
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Guilherme Gonçalves
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PODE
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Term ends
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2028
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Founded

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Before emancipation
  • Administrative formation and etymology
  • After emancipation
  • Demographics
  • Poverty and inequality
  • Religion
  • Catholic Church
  • Evangelical churches
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Subdivisions
  • Politics and administration
  • List of mayors
  • Infrastructure
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Services and communications
  • Transportation
  • Economy
  • Primary sector
  • Secondary sector
  • Tertiary sector
  • Culture and leisure
  • Arts and crafts
  • Events
  • Sports
  • Holidays
  • See also
  • References

Ourinhos is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. Located west of the state capital, it is approximately 370 km away. Covering an area of , its population according to the 2022 Brazilian census by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was , making it the 76th most populous in São Paulo. It is 994 km from Brasília, the federal capital.

The municipality was emancipated from Salto Grande in the 1910s, and its name refers to the former municipality of Ourinho, now Jacarezinho, in the state of Paraná. Currently, it consists of the city of Ourinhos, with its seat being its only district, further subdivided into approximately 120 neighborhoods. It is also one of the main cities in the region, with commerce as its primary economic activity. In agriculture, the cultivation of sugarcane, soybean, and maize stands out.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ourinhos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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