Leme

municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: São Paulo
Mesoregion: Piracicaba
Microregion: Limeira
Mayor: Wagner Ricardo Antunes Filho (PSD)
Total: 403,077 km (155,629 sq mi)
Elevation: 619 m (2,031 ft)
Estimate 2025: 101,537
Density: 0.24353/km (0.63074/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Website: http://leme.sp.gov.br

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leme
Demonym: lemense
Population: 68215
Area: 402871
Elevation: 619
Official website: camaraleme.sp.gov.br
Image: Leme-Morro-do-Cristo-2020.jpg
Dialing code: 19

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Commons category: Leme
postal code: 13610000–13624999
electorate: 75761
Human Development Index: 0.744
inception: 1895-08-29
contact page URL: www.leme.sp.gov.br/contato
phone number: +55-19-3097-1000

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Article

Leme is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 104,346 (2020 est.) in an area of 403 km (156 sq mi). At the 2000 census, it had 80,757 residents, 40,830 of whom are men and 39,927 women. 65,885 residents are 10 years old or older, and of these, 59,991, or 91.1%, are literate. Leme officially became a town on August 29, 1895 (and it celebrates its anniversary on August 29). The municipality is formed by the main district and also includes the rural neighborhoods Taquari, Taquari Ponte and Caju. The population, according to the 2022 IBGE Census was 98,161 and in 2025 the estimate was 101,537.

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