Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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Brazil

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. The population in 2010, according to the IBGE

IBGE

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, is of 47,012 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo

São Paulo

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It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales is a diocese located in the city of Jales in the Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Jales ** Bishop Luiz Demétrio Valentini...

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Statistics

• Area: 368.5 km²
• Population density
  Population density
  Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
  
  : 127.57/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
• Urbanization: 94.1% (2010)

• Sex ratio
  Sex ratio
  Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
  
   (Males to Females): 95.4 (2011)
• Birth rate
  Birth rate
  Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year . Another word used interchangeably with "birth rate" is "natality". When the crude birth rate is subtracted from the crude death rate, it reveals the rate of natural increase...
  
  : 10.77/1,000 inhab. (2009)
• Infant mortality
  Infant mortality
  Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...
  
  : 15.8/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 4.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
• HDI
  Human Development Index
  The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
  
  : 0.804 (UNDP/2000)

All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.