Patrocínio Paulista

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

20°38′22″S 47°16′54″W / 20.63944°S 47.28167°W / -20.63944; -47.28167CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloArea

• Total603 km² (233 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total14,807 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Patrocínio Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 14,807 (2020 est.) in an area of 603 km².^[2] The elevation is 743 m.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[3] 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).^[4]

Notable people

Jorge Falleiros (1898–1924), poet, teacher and journalist

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.