Votuporanga

Votuporanga is a municipality in the Northwest of the São Paulo state, Brazil. The city is located 520 km from São Paulo. The population of the city, according to the IBGE, is 139,676 inhabitants. Votuporanga is the center of a Microregion with 191,475 inhabitants. In 2018, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Votuporanga was formed by Pope Francis.

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Settlement.name: Votuporanga
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Votuporanga
Settlement.nickname: City of the Soft Breezes
Settlement.image_skyline: Votuporanga (SP) - Áerea - Centro da Cidade.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of the town centre
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Votuporanga.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão de Votuporanga.svg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Votuporanga.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Votuporanga
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_name3: São José do Rio Preto

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Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: votuporanguense
Country: Brazil
Located in: São Paulo
Population: 66166
Area: 424.1
Elevation: 466
Shares border with: Sebastianópolis do Sul
Official website: votuporanga.sp.gov.br
Image: Votuporanga (SP) - Áerea - Centro da Cidade.jpg
Dialing code: 17

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Commons category: Votuporanga
Human Development Index: 0.79
topic's main category: Category:Votuporanga
inception: 1937-08-08
electorate: 60972

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== History == Votuporanga's history is closely linked to that of the coffee trade in Brazil. The land where the city is located originally belonged to the Marinheiro de Cima Farm, owned by Francisco Schmidt. Schmidt was forced to sell the land to Theodor Wille, owner of the Wille, Schmillinski e Cia. company, to settle outstanding debts. The land was thus divided up into plots and sold at a low price. Little by little the area's population began to grow, until at last, becoming part of the district of Vila Monteiro, now Álvares Florence, and the municipal district of Monte Aprazível.

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