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Jales

Jales
Municipality
Flag of Jales
Flag
Official seal of Jales
Seal
Location of Jales
Location of Jales
Jales is located in Brazil
Jales
Jales
Location of Jales
Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State  São Paulo
Mesoregion São José do Rio Preto
Government
 • Mayor Flavio Prandi Franco (DEM)
Area
 • Total 368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi)
Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft)
Population (2012/IBGE)
 • Total 48,620
 • Density 127.57/km2 (330.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code 15700-000
Area code(s) +55 17
'HDI (UNDP/2000) 0.804 – high
Website Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo

Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2012, according to the IBGE, is of 48,620 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.

The city was founded on April 15, 1941.

All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.



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