Junqueirópolis

Also known as Junqueiropolis

Junqueirópolis is the name of a city and the surrounding municipality in the western region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 20,831 (2020 est.) in an area of 583 km2 (5 km2 of which is city). Its elevation is 421 m. Rio do Peixe (Fish River) and Rio Aguapeí (Aguapeí River) are major rivers of the region.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Junqueirópolis
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao Junqueiropolis SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Junqueiropolis SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Junqueirópolis.JPG
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Junqueiropolis.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_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: junqueiropolense
Population: 17708
Area: 582.836
Elevation: 421
Official website: www.junqueiropolis.sp.gov.br
Image: Junqueirópolis.JPG
Dialing code: 18

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Commons category: Junqueirópolis
inception: 1944-01-01
Human Development Index: 0.745
electorate: 13705

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==History== At the start of the 20th century this area was largely unexplored and undeveloped. It was not until 1941 that the Companhia Paulista de Estrada de Ferro (São Paulo Locomotive Company) ran railroad tracks through this remote hinterland.