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{{About|the municipality of Assis}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Assis
| native_name             = 
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
| image_shield            = Assis.Brasao.jpg
| image_flag               = Assis.Bandeira.jpg
| image_skyline           = Assis - 2020.jpg
| image_caption           = Assis skyline at Rui Barbosa Avenue
| image_map               = SaoPaulo Municip Assis.svg
| map_caption             = Location in São Paulo  state
| pushpin_map             = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Brazil
| coordinates             = {{coord|22|39|43|S|50|24|43|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = Brazil
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[States of Brazil|State]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Mesoregions of Brazil|Mesoregion]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Mesoregion of Assis|Assis]]
| subdivision_type4       = [[Microregion (Brazil)|Microregion]]
| subdivision_name4       = [[Microregion of Assis|Assis]]
| subdivision_type5       = [[Metropolitan area#Brazil|Metrop. region]]
| subdivision_name5       = 
| established_title       = 
| established_date        = 
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Telma Spera (PL) (2025-2028)
| elevation_m             = 543
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="ibge">[https://archive.today/20150821082154/http://cod.ibge.gov.br/236C0 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 460.61
| area_metro_km2          = 
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="IBGE"/>
| population_total        = 101409
| population_as_of        = 2022
| population_metro        = 
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym      = 
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] 
| blank_info_sec1         = 
| timezone1               = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]]
| utc_offset1             = -03:00
| timezone1_DST           = [[Daylight saving time in Brazil|BRST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = -02:00
| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 19800-000
| area_code_type          = [[List of dialling codes in Brazil|Area code]]
| area_code               = 18
| website                 = {{URL|http://www.assis.sp.gov.br/}}
}}
'''Assis''' is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in [[Brazil]]. The population is 101,409 (2022 est.) in an area of 460.61&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}.<ref name="IBGE">{{cite web |title=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|url=http://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2018/estimativa_dou_2018_20181019.pdf |year=2018 |quote=2018 Estimates of Population |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Assis |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/assis/panorama |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=cidades.ibge.gov.br}}</ref> The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipality in 1917, when it was separated from [[Platina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei/1917/lei-1581-20.12.1917.html|title=Cria o municipio de Assis, na comarca de Campos Novos do Paranapanema |language=pt}}</ref> It is the largest city of its [[Microregion of Assis|microregion]], and the 2nd of its [[Mesoregion of Assis|mesoregion]], and is 434&nbsp;km away from the capital, [[São Paulo (city)|São Paulo]].<ref name=distance>{{cite web|url=http://www.emsampa.com.br/xspxspint.htm |title=Distâncias entre a cidade de São Paulo e todas as cidades do interior paulista}}</ref> 
The town has an annual average temperature of 21,37&nbsp;°C, annual rainfall {{convert|1441|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and the vegetation predominates [[Mata Atlântica]] and [[Cerrado]], is then a transition zone of vegetation. Its Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.805, considered high if compared to [[São Paulo|state]] and is in 28th place among Brazilian cities.<ref name="IDH_Brasil">{{cite web|url=http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/Ranking-IDHM-Municipios-2010.aspx|title=IDH brasileiro e posições por cidade|language=pt}}</ref>
{{Historical populations |clear=none
| state    = collapsed
| footnote = <ref name="ibge_1920">Cf. BRASIL. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Enciclopédia dos Município brasileiros. cit., vol XXVIII, 1956, págs. 87-88.</ref><ref name="IBGE2015">{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2015/estimativa_dou_2015.pdf |server=FTP server |url-status=dead | title = Estimativa populacional de Assis para 2015 |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assiscity.com/?id=81-16763|title=IBGE estima população em 96333|author=AssisCity}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2008/default.shtm|title=Estimativas de 1992 até 2014}}</ref>
| 1920 | 13047 
| 1934 | 18169
| 1940 | 23703
| 1950 | 32959
| 1960 | 42666
| 1970 | 57220
| 1980 | 67357
| 1991 | 85391
| 1992 | 77066
| 1993 | 78425
| 1994 | 79609
| 1995 | 80765
| 1997 | 84758
| 1998 | 86133
| 1999 | 87505
| 2000 | 87251
| 2001 | 88535
| 2002 | 89657
| 2003 | 90774
| 2004 | 93118
| 2005 | 94415
| 2006 | 95703
| 2007 | 92965
| 2008 | 97725
| 2009 | 98715
| 2010 | 95144 
| 2012 | 96333
| 2013 | 100204    
| 2014 | 100911  
| 2015 | 101597
| 2020 | 105087
}}
The name ''Assis'' is a reference to '''Captain Assis''', who explored the lands of the region. Is currently formed by the city of Assis, with its single district headquarters since [[Tarumã]] became a separate municipality in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei/1990/lei-6645-09.01.1990.html|title=Dispõe sobre alterações no Quadro Territorial-Administrativo do Estado|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="his_cma">{{cite web|url=http://www.assis.sp.leg.br/historia/historia-cidade |title=História de Assis - Site da Câmara Municipal de Assis |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104004109/http://www.assis.sp.leg.br/historia/historia-cidade |archive-date=2014-01-04 }}</ref>

The city is known for its title ''Fraternal City'' and the undergraduate courses from [[UNESP]] at Assis, [[Fundação Educacional do Município de Assis|FEMA]] (Municipal Assis Educational Foundation) and Unip (Universidade Paulista - Paulista University). In the city, there are many industries, schools, universities, large agriculture production and strong commerce and services. The city is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis]]. Assis is one of the most important of region and has a privileged geographic location where there are different types of agriculture. Furthermore, the city is served by [[Assis Airport|Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport]]. Assis is cropped by the railroad old Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana and by numerous highways connecting the main cities of the region, the states of [[Mato Grosso do Sul]] and [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]]

Furthermore, the city is regional development reference, with influence in the cities of Assis's Microregion, a few municipalities in the [[Ourinhos]]'s Microregion, [[Marília]]'s Microregion and North of [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] by his commerce, services, cultural services, sports, science and technology that make Assis that bears the title of '''Capital of Paranapanema''', even with strong competition from larger centers such as [[Marilia]], [[Presidente Prudente, São Paulo|Presidente Prudente]] and [[Londrina]].