Jales
Municipality
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Location of Jales
Jales
Coordinates: 20°16′08″S 50°32′45″W / 20.26889°S 50.54583°W / -20.26889; -50.54583
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Mesoregion	São José do Rio Preto
Government
• Mayor	Flavio Prandi Franco (DEM)
Area
• Total	368.5 km2 (142.3 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	49,201
• Density	127.57/km2 (330.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	15700-000
Area code	+55 17
'HDI (UNDP/2000)[2]	0.804 – high
Website	Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo

Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to the IBGE, is 49,201 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.^[3]

History

The city was founded on April 15, 1941.

Demographics

Statistics

• Area: 368.5 km²
• Population density: 127.57/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
• Urbanization: 94.1% (2010)
• Sex ratio (Males to Females): 95.4 (2011)
• Birth rate: 10.77/1,000 inhab. (2009)
• Infant mortality: 15.8/1,000 births (2009)
• Homicide rate: 4.0/100 thousand ppl (2008)
• HDI: 0.804 (UNDP/2000)

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

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.^[4]

Notable people

• Régis Augusto Salmazzo Football player