Arapongas
| Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil | |||
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 Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil
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| Coordinates: 23°25′08″S 51°25′26″W / 23.41889°S 51.42389°WCoordinates: 23°25′08″S 51°25′26″W / 23.41889°S 51.42389°W | |||
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 Brazil |
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| State |
 Paraná
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| Mesoregion | Central North Paranaense | ||
| Microregion | Apucarana | ||
| Founded | October 10, 1947 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Sérgio Onofre da Silva (PSC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 381.091 km2 (147.140 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 816 m (2,677 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 116,960 | ||
| • Density | 302,85/km2 (78,440/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | araponguense | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2013 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 3 821 175 mil | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 34 057,43 | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2010 | ||
| • Category | 0,748 – high | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 86000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 43 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Arapongas is a municipality within the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil. It is located in the Metropolitan area of Londrina, Microregion Apucarana and Mesoregion North Central Paranaense, being located at a distance of 386 km from the state capital, Curitiba. It occupies an area of approximately 382 km². In 2016, its population was estimated by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 116,960 inhabitants, the sixteenth most populous city of Paraná, and second most populous metropolitan area of Londrina.
Situated in the Northern Paraná region, was born by the Company's initiative to Northlands Paraná, pioneered the settlement of the region. As well as the cities founded by the company, had all its development based on a master plan. Its creator and founder was William da Fonseca Brabason Davids, director of Northlands Company of Paraná, which at the time of Arapongas Foundation held the post of Mayor of Londrina. In 1935, the French dealer Rene Cellot and her daughter Geanine Cellot bought the first lots of land, intended for urban construction. Thus, on 28 September 1935, Rene Cellot and her daughter settled with a home business in the same place where today is the building of Banco Bradesco S / A (former Brazilian Discount Bank S / A), the av . Spies. In the same year it opened and sold the first lot to the Brazilian agricultural farmer Floriano Freire. Immediately, several other farmers, from different nationalities, have taken up residence in the place and settled down with trading houses.
In the following years were populated the plots intended for colonies formed by Japanese and Slavic immigrants, coming thus in 1937, the Colonies Orleans Hope and already populated, which greatly contributed to the progress and expansion of new equity.
Spies remained part of the municipality of Londrina until 1943, when it was created the municipality of Rolândia, which happened to belong, by the way as judicial district, created by Law No. 199 of 30 December 1943, which It approved the new administrative division of Paraná, to take effect in the 1943–1947 five-year period. Due to lack of transport, the district grew slowly, this problem is further aggravated due to restrictions motivated by World War II. Under these conditions, by the year 1945, the district headquarters had about 600 houses and was served by the then Road São Paulo-Parana Iron, who shortly after was built, to become part of the heritage of Paraná Traffic Network – Santa Catarina. Nevertheless, the people of Arapongas continued to fight bravely for their progress and well-being, getting to be an entity with the name of the Society of Friends of Arapongas to strive for their independence, progress and development. And so, as a result of these efforts, the State Government, by Law No. 2 of 10 October 1947, creating the city of Arapongas dismembering him Rolândia and raising its headquarters to a city.
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