Mesoregion of Assis
| Mesoregion of Assis |
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| Mesoregion | |
 Location of the Mesoregion of Assis |
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| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Southeast |
| State |
 São Paulo
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| Area | |
| • Total | 12,710.210 km2 (4,907.440 sq mi) |
| Population (2010/IBGE ) | |
| • Total | 553.778 |
| • Density | 44.10/km2 (114.2/sq mi) |
| Estimative | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Area code(s) | +55 18 at Assis's Microregion and +55 14 at Microregion of Ourinhos |
| Most populous cities in Mesoregion of Assis - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - Estimative (2014) | |||||||||
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| # | City | Microregion | Pop. | # | City | Microregion | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Ourinhos | Ourinhos | 109 489 | 11 | Ipaussu | Ourinhos | 14 483 | ||
| 2 | Assis | Assis | 100 911 | 12 | Quatá | Assis | 13 603 | ||
| 3 | Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo | Ourinhos | 46 366 | 13 | Chavantes | Ourinhos | 12 482 | ||
| 4 | Paraguaçu Paulista | Assis | 44.310 | 14 | Taguaí | Ourinhos | 12 314 | ||
| 5 | Cândido Mota | Assis | 31 063 | 15 | Bernardino de Campos | Ourinhos | 11 146 | ||
| 6 | Piraju | Ourinhos | 29 599 | 16 | Manduri | Ourinhos | 9 529 | ||
| 7 | Palmital | Assis | 22 041 | 17 | Salto Grande | Ourinhos | 9 190 | ||
| 8 | Fartura | Ourinhos | 15 925 | 18 | Iepê | Assis | 8 002 | ||
| 9 | Tarumã | Assis | 14 027 | 19 | São Pedro do Turvo | Ourinhos | 7 538 | ||
| 10 | Maracaí | Assis | 13 878 | 20 | Tejupá | Ourinhos | 4 788 | ||
The Mesoregion of Assis (or Paranapanema Valley's Mesoregion) is one of the 15 mesoregions of the São Paulo state, Brazil. It is located at the southwest portion of the state, and has an area of 12,710.210 km² and the seat of mesoregion is in Assis.
The population of the mesoregion is 567,858 inhabitants (IBGE/2010), spread over 35 municipalities.
The boundaries of Paranapanema Valley Region is Itapetininga's Mesoregion (at east), Presidente Prudente's Mesoregion (at west), Marília's Mesoregion and Bauru's Mesoregion (north), Mesoregion of Pioneer North of Paraná and Mesoregion of North Central of Paraná (at South). The GDP is R$10.949.020,00 and the region is an important and strategic way to access the South of Brasil and Mercosul. The principal resource of Paranapanema Valley economy is Sugarcane, Agribusiness, Electronics, Software, Products chemical, Food, mechanical and others.
The microregions have a huge integration with cities. Actually, Ourinhos is the most populated city in region, followed by Assis, Paraguaçu Paulista and Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, they have populations of more than 40,000. The limits of the region with Paraná state is Paranapanema River. The region was unoccupied until the twentieth century, when the first villages were created, but only with arrival of the railroad (Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana, Sorocabana Railway) the region developed. Over the years, the city began to receive public services like education, health, water and electricity. The main road in the region is the Raposo Tavares Highway that cuts through the middle region, connecting the state capital to the city of Presidente Prudente.
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