Guapiaçu
Guapiaçu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with a population, measured in 2010 by the IBGE, of 17,869. and an area of. Is located in the north/northwest of the state, from São José do Rio Preto.
The city name comes from the Tupi language, and means "Big spring ".History
The settlement of the region began at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the city was a village named Ribeirão Claro. On 28 November 1927 the village was elevated to a district. The name changed to its current form in 1945. The city was established as a municipality on 30 November 1953, when it was separated from Rio Preto.Demographics
Indicators
- Population: 17,869
- Area:
- Population density: 54.8/km²
- Urbanization: 88.4%
- Birth rate: 11.59/1,000 inhabitants
- Infant mortality: 9.9/1,000 births
- Literacy rate: 90.26
- HDI: 0.817
All indicators are from SEADE and IBGE.Economy
is the economic basis of Guapiaçu, producing 53.2% of the city's GDP. The tertiary sector provides 39.4% of GDP, and the primary sector 7.3%.Transportation
