Presidente Prudente

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Presidente Prudente

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Coordinates: 22°07′32″S 51°23′20″W / -22.12556, -51.38889

Government

- Mayor

Carlos Roberto Biancardi

Area

- Total

563.62 km² (217.6 sq mi)

Elevation

475 m (1,558 ft)

Population (2007)

- Total

230 mil

Time zone

UTC-3 (UTC-3)

- Summer (DST)

UTC-2 (UTC-2)

HDI (2000) 0.846 – high

Website: Presidente Prudente

Coordinates: 22°07′32″S, 51°23′20″W Presidente Prudente is a municipality (município) in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. [1]

The population as of 2007 was 230 mil and the total area is 563.62 km². The elevation is 475 m (1558.4 ft) above sea level.

The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Presidente Prudente is considered one of the best cities to live in Brazil itself and to invest. It has an infrastructure that can house investments of any size. With a strong presence in the tourism business-oriented and cattle ranching/farming, the city is known as a center for the quarter-mile horse and the major center of the Nelore cattle.

Education

With over 130 educational establishments, from kindergarten to University, it is distinguished for its universities such as Unesp and Unoeste and for institutions such as Toledo, Sesi, Senai, ETA and IESPP, which together add more than 80 thousand students, distributed in more than 110 different courses of graduation and post-graduation, generating specialized and able manpower. According to the Getúlio Foundation Vargas Research, published in the magazine Você s.a.-Exame, the city is in 29th rank among Brazilian cities when it comes to obtaining a professional education.