Mirassol is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of São Paulo and 15 km from São José do Rio Preto. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020).

The city belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

Geography

Neighbouring places

Mirassolândia, Ipiguá, São José do Rio Preto, Bady Bassitt, Nova Aliança, Jaci, Neves Paulista and Bálsamo

History

The city was founded on September 8, 1910, by Joaquim da Costa Penha, with the name of São Pedro da Mata Una. On November 27, 1919, the village changed its name to Mirassol, being elevated to district.

The city was officially established as a municipality on December 23, 1924.

Economy

Mirassol has a relevant furniture industry, and 30% of the city's GDP comes from the Secondary sector. Commerce and services corresponds to 68% of the economy.

Demographics

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! Year !! Population

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| 2010 || 53,792

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| 2011

Statistics

  • Area: 243.80&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Urban area: 47.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
  • Population density: 221.22/km<sup>2</sup> (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km<sup>2</sup> (SEADE/2011)
  • Urbanization: 93.9% (2010)
  • Sex ratio (Males to Females): 96.35 (2011)
  • Birth rate: 12.43/1,000 inhabitants (2009)
  • Infant mortality: 7.56/1,000 births (2009)
  • Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
  • HDI: 0.822 (UNDP/2000)

<small>All statistics are from SEADE</small>

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

Transportation

The city is linked with the SP-310 (Rodovia Washington Luis) and SP-320 (Rodovia Euclides da Cunha) state highways. Mirassol has an airport for small planes.

Sports

thumb|220px|Mirassol FC (in yellow), playing against São Paulo FC

Mirassol Futebol Clube, founded in 1925, is the city's football (soccer) club. The team's stadium is the Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia, which has a maximum capacity of 14,534 people.

Notable people

  • André Zuba, footballer
  • Doriva, former footballer

See also

  • List of municipalities in São Paulo
  • Interior of São Paulo

References

  • Prefecture of Mirassol