Bady Bassitt
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Bady Bassitt Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°55′5″S 49°26′43″W / 20.91806°S 49.44528°W / -20.91806; -49.44528
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	São José do Rio Preto
Microregion	São José do Rio Preto
Government
• Mayor	Edmur Pradela
Area
• Total	110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	17,761
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	15115-000
Area code	+55 17
Website	www.badybassitt.sp.gov.br

Bady Bassitt is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 17,761 (2020 est.) in an area of 110 km².^[2] The town is located 7 km from São José do Rio Preto, and the municipality belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

History

In 1908, Bady Bassitt was a village named Borboleta (butterfly). In this year, a road coming from Rio Preto was open. Camilo de Morais opened the first store in Borboleta, in 1912.

On February 13, 1914, the village of Borboleta was officially established, and on December 12, 1926, the village was elevated to district of Rio Preto.

On February 18, 1959, the municipality of Borboleta is officially established, and in 1963, the name was changed to the current form, an homage to Bady Bassitt, a politician from São José do Rio Preto.^[3]

Geography

Neighbouring places

• Mirassol, northwest
• São José do Rio Preto, northeast
• Nova Aliança, southwest
• Potirendaba, south
• Cedral, southeast

Hydrography

The municipality features several streams:

• Córrego Borá
• Córrego dos Macacos
• Córrego Borboleta (Main stream)

Demographics

Population history

Statistics

• Area: 108.5 km²
• Population density: 134.54/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
• Urbanization: 93.5% (2010)
• Sex ratio (Males to Females): 98.2 (2011)
• Birth rate: 11.8/1,000 inhabitants (2009)
• Infant mortality: 5.95/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
• HDI: 0.812 (UNDP/2000)

All statistics are from SEADE^[4] and IBGE.^[5]

Economy

The Tertiary sector is the economic basis of Bady. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 60.5% of the city GDP. Industry is 35.2% of the GDP, and the Primary sector corresponds to 4.1%.^[4]

Transportation

The city is linked with the BR-153 (Transbrasiliana), the SP-310 (in Rio Preto) and the SP-355 (Maurício Goulart) highways.