Pirassununga

Pirassununga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, with an altitude of 627 meters. The population is 76,877 (2020 est.) in an area of 727 km2.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Pirassununga
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Pirassununga Brasao.gif
Settlement.image_flag: Pirassununga Bandeira.gif
Settlement.image_skyline: Coreto da Praça Central, Pirassununga.jpg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Pirassununga.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_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.leader_party: PSDB (2017–2020)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: pirassununguense
Population: 56746
Area: 726.942
Elevation: 627
Official website: www.pirassununga.sp.gov.br
Image: Cachoeira de Emas.JPG
Dialing code: 19

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Commons category: Pirassununga
Human Development Index: 0.801
electorate: 50496

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Pirassununga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, with an altitude of 627 meters. The population is 76,877 (2020 est.) in an area of 727 km2.

Situated in the southeast region of Brazil, the city is home to many important institutions, one being the Brazilian Air Force Academy. All current and future officers of the Brazilian Air Force are trained here. Pirassununga is also home to Fort Anhaguera, which once hosted the 13th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment of the Brazilian army.