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Jaú
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Also known as Jau

Jaú is a city and municipality in the center of the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. The population is 151,881 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city takes its name from the native fish species jau.

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Jaú
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Municipality
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Brazil
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Brazil
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Southeast
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São Paulo
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Demonym
jauense
Population
94116
Area
687.103
Elevation
541
Official website
www.jau.sp.gov.br
Image
Jaú 070209 REFON 28.JPG
Dialing code
14
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Commons category
Jaú
inception
1853-00-00
Human Development Index
0.778
electorate
89277
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Jaú is a city and municipality in the center of the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. The population is 151,881 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city takes its name from the native fish species jau.

== History == thumb|left|Our Lady of Patrocínio Church, in Jaú The history of the city goes back to 1853, when a group of people decided to settle and found a village. Not until 1889, however, did it achieve the status of town. Its most widely known inhabitant is João Ribeiro de Barros, the first man to travel from Europe to South America by plane, in 1927, 23 days before Charles Lindbergh's flight.

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