Dracena

Dracena is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 45,847 (2015 est.) in an area of . The elevation is 421 m.

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Settlement.official_name: Dracena
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Dracena_Brasao.png
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Dracena SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Dracena.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: São Paulo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Presidente Prudente
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: dracenense
Population: 39693
Area: 488.041
Elevation: 421
Official website: www.dracena.sp.gov.br
Image: UNESP - Campus de Dracena.jpg
Dialing code: 18

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Commons category: Dracena
electorate: 32335
Human Development Index: 0.776

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Dracena is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 45,847 (2015 est.) in an area of . The elevation is 421 m.

== History == Dracena was founded on December 8, 1945 on the initiative of Irio Spinardi, João Vandramini, Virgílio and Florêncio Fioravanti. It grew rapidly, and became an independent municipality in 1948, when it was separated from Lucélia. thumb|center|Map of the state of São Paulo (1948).