Maringá
Municipality in Paraná, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maringá (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾĩˈɡa]) is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Paraná, with 385,753 inhabitants in the city proper, and 764,906 in the metropolitan area (IBGE 2013). Located in northwestern Paraná, and crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, it is a regional centre for commerce, services, agro-industries, and universities, including the State University of Maringá.
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Maringá | |
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Municipality of Maringá | |
Nickname(s): Song City (Cidade Canção), Green City (Cidade Verde) | |
Coordinates: 23°24′S 51°55′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | South |
State | Paraná |
Founded | May 10, 1947 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ulisses Maia |
Area | |
• Municipality | 487.93 km2 (188.39 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,978.592 km2 (2,308.347 sq mi) |
Elevation | 515 m (1,821 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Municipality | 403,063 |
• Density | 731.9/km2 (1,896/sq mi) |
• Metro | 783,907 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
Postal Code | 87000-000 |
HDI (2010) | 0.808 – very high[1] |
Website | maringa |
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