Salto Grande, São Paulo
| Salto Grande | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| Motto: VIS IN CELERITATE ("the driving force") |
|||
 |
|||
 Salto Grande
|
|||
| Coordinates: 22°53′34″S 49°59′08″W / 22.89278°S 49.98556°WCoordinates: 22°53′34″S 49°59′08″W / 22.89278°S 49.98556°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil
|
||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |
 São Paulo
|
||
| Founded | 1911 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Dirceu Feltrin (PTB (2013–2016)) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 189.072 km2 (73.001 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 8,787 | ||
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 7,933 | ||
| • Rural | 854 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Saltograndense | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code (CEP) | 19920-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+55) 14 | ||
| Website | www |
||
Salto Grande is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2015 is 9.223 and the area is 189.072 km² (73.001 sq mi). The elevation is 436 m (1,430 ft).
Due to the large waterfalls that existed in the city submersed by damming of rivers for the construction of the hydroelectric plant. First, the city was called the Cachoeira Dos Dourados, then by Salto Grande do Paranapanema and from 1922 Salto Grande.
Around 1843 the region was inhabited by Caiuás and Guarani Indians, entrusted to catechesis of Friar pacific of Monte Falco, brought from Italy by Antonina Baron, owner of extensive land grants in northern of Paraná and southern of São Paulo. José Teodoro de Souza, who years earlier had been interested in the lands, recorded in 1856 a possession that was beginning in Salto Grande's waterfall in the river Paranapanema, and went to the mouth of the river Tibagi.Em then promoted the local population with white and catechized Indians, for use in agricultural work. Thus was born the village of Salto Grande do Paranapanema, on a small column on the banks of the Paranapanema and Rio Novo rivers.
In 2014, Salto grande was the 383º most populous city in Brazil and according to the 2010 IBGE Census, there were 8,787 people residing in the city. The census found 6,054 White people (68,90%), 2,384 Pardo (multiracial) people (27,13%), 287 Black people (3,27%), 60 Asian people (0,68%) and 2 Amerindian people (0.02%).
Population density (hab./km²): 46,64
Infant mortality up to 1 year (per thousand): 15.5
Infant mortality up to 5 year (per thousand): 18
Life expectancy (years): 74.5
Total fertility rate: 2.41
...
Wikipedia