Editing Assis

{{About|the municipality of Assis}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| 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
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| 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]] 
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| 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/}}
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'''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]].

==Administration and political==
[[File:PacoAssis.jpg|thumbnail|left|City Hall of Assis]]
[[Mayor]]: Ricardo Pinheiro (2013/2016)

Assis is seat of Government Region State and of CIVAP - ''Consórcio Intermunicipal do Vale Paranapanema'' (Intermunicipal Consortium of Paranapanema Valley) what is an alliance of 25 cities in [[Mesoregion of Assis|Paranapanema Region]] with 300k inhabitants.

==Economy==
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:none"
|+ Composition of Economy(2011)<ref name="economia">{{cite web|url=http://www.seade.gov.br/produtos/perfil/perfil.php |title=Perfil Municipal, Emprego e Rendimento - SEADE |date=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529104722/http://www.seade.gov.br/produtos/perfil/perfil.php |archive-date=2014-05-29 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Commerce]] and Services || 80,44 %
|-
| Industrial || 16,70 %
|-
| [[Agriculture]] || 2,86 %
|-
|}

The economy of the city is diverse with strong commerce and services participation, but with huge state participation. Like other cities of Brazil, its market isn't a free market. Has a huge regulations, taxes and other effects of huge Brazilian state. In the city are many marketplaces like ''Supermercados Avenida'', ''Rede 20 Supermercados'', ''Supermercados Amigão'', ''Supermercados São Judas Tadeu'' and [[Walmart]]. The city was growing in [[Information Technology|IT]], in the city was a huge number of IT companies (98 companies of IT is operating in Assis) like VSM, TOTVS Agroindústria, WebManagers, SE7I, ANGAZA, PENZE, ComunicarTI, Engemap and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assiscity.com/?id=81-23798|title=Inauguração do Walmart|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="PRX">{{cite web|url=http://computerworld.com.br/tecnologia/2013/04/19/totvs-faz-terceira-aquisicao-do-ano-e-leva-a-prx/|title=TOTVS faz terceira aquisição do ano e leva a PRX|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="VSM">{{cite web|url=http://www.vsm.com.br/|title=Site da VSM|language=pt}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Main|Education in Brazil}}
Assis has a system of state and private primary and secondary schools and a variety of vocational-[[technical school]]s. It's started in 1917 when Assis was transformed into a city. The first official and state school was Assis Isolated School (Escola Isolada de Assis), what was changed to Scholar Group of Assis (Grupo Escolar de Assis). After that, was created in 1941 the Assis Normal School (''Escola Normal de Assis'') with High School course and Normal course, that allowed the teacher formation.<ref>GUSMÃO, Emery Marques. ARQUIVOS ESCOLARES, MEMÓRIA E CULTURA. UNESP – FCLAs – CEDAP, V.1, n.1, p. 56-65, 2005.</ref>

In 1951 was created officially the Artesanal School of Assis (''Escola Artesanal de Assis''), that was changed into Industrial School of Assis, that nowadays is Assis's State Technical School "Pedro D'Arcádia Neto".<ref name="arcádia_web">{{cite web|url=http://www.etecassis.net|title=Site da Etec Pedro D'Arcádia Neto|language=pt}}</ref>

[[File:FCLA-Unesp.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Hall of UNESP of Assis's campus]]
Furthermore, in 1956 the [[São Paulo]] State Legislature approved the Bill proposed by the House Representative Mr José Santilli Sobrinho who creates the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Languages of Assis (''Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Assis'') as an Institute for Higher Education. 
In 1959 was installed the course of [[Languages]]. Today the faculty is a part of multi-campus system of [[UNESP|Universidade Estadual Paulista]] (Paulista State University) with name Faculty of Science and Languages of Assis (FCLA)<ref name="UnespInstitucional">{{cite web|url=http://www.assis.unesp.br/#!/instituicao|title=Institucional da FCLA - Unesp de Assis|language=pt}}</ref>

In the city are other universities like [[Fundação Educacional do Município de Assis|FEMA]] which was created by Assis's city hall (in other words, is a state university), but unlike Unesp the courses are not free and their students are required to pay tuition in all courses. {{cite web|url=http://fema.edu.br/images/imesa/historico_instituicao_fema.pdf|title=Histórico da FEMA|language=pt|access-date=2014-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531070630/http://fema.edu.br/images/imesa/historico_instituicao_fema.pdf|archive-date=2014-05-31|url-status=dead}}

=== Educational institutions ===
The universities and colleges include:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* ''[[Unesp|Universidade Estadual Paulista]]'' (Unesp), Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho;
* ''[[Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo]]'' (IFSP), São Paulo Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology;
* ''[[São Paulo State Technological College|Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo]]'' (Fatec), São Paulo Technological College;
* ''[[Fundação Educacional do Município de Assis]]'' (FEMA), Municipal Assis Educational Foundation;
* ''Universidade Paulista'' (Unip), Paulista University;
* União das Instituições Educacionais de São Paulo (Uniesp), Union of Colleges of State of São Paulo; 
* [[Virtual University of the State of São Paulo|Universidade Virtual do Estado de São Paulo]] (UNIVESP), Virtual University of the State of São Paulo;
* Universidade do Norte do Paraná (Unopar), Paraná Northern University;
* [[University of São Paulo]] (USP) - [[Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz]] da [[Universidade de São Paulo]] -  Postgraduate online courses;
}}

==Health care==

Assis has a large health care state and private system like Hospital Regional de Assis, the largest health care center of [[Mesoregion of Assis]] and reference in public health in this region. The city have a huge number of hospital around the city. Furthermore, the city has other hospitals like Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Assis and Hospital de Olhos Oeste Paulista (Hospital of Eyes of Paulista West), one of the best [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmological]] hospital in the [[Brazil|country]].

==Transportation==
[[File:Bandeira do Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado de São Paulo.png|thumb|200px|The city of Assis is the headquarters of the DR7]]
Assis is the headquarters of the Departamento de Estradas e Rodagens de São Paulo (Department of Roads of São Paulo), being the 7th Regional Division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Divisões do DER |access-date=14 April 2014 |url=http://www.der.sp.gov.br/website/Contatos/divisao_regional.aspx |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415184708/http://www.der.sp.gov.br/website/Contatos/divisao_regional.aspx |archive-date=15 April 2014 }}</ref> It is responsible for managing state roads of Middle Paranapanema and part of the [[Marília]]'s Mesoregion and [[Ourinhos]]'s Microregion.
* Avenida/Rodovia Benedito Pires (Benedito Pires Highway/Avenue) - Connects Assis to [[Cândido Mota]]. Four-lane highway.
* [[SP-270]] - Rodovia Raposo Tavares (Raposo Tavares Highway) - Connects Assis to [[Ourinhos]], [[Presidente Prudente, São Paulo|Presidente Prudente]], [[São Paulo (cidade)|São Paulo]] and others. From Ourinhos to Presidente Prudente is a [[freeway]] highway.
* [[SP-284]] - Rodovia Manilo Gobbi (Manilo Gobbi Highway) - Connects Assis to [[Paraguaçu Paulista]] 
* [[SP-333]] - Rodovia Rachid Rayes (Rachid Rayes Highway) - Connects Assis to [[Marília]] and [[Bauru]]
* [[SP-333]] - Rodovia Miguel Jubran (Miguel Jubran Highway) - Connects Assis to [[Tarumã]], [[Florínia]] and [[Paraná (state)|Paraná State]] (old Assis - [[Londrina]] Highway). Assis to Tarumã is a [[freeway]] highway.

The city is served by [[Assis Airport]].

== Media ==
In telecommunications, the city was served by [[:pt:Telecomunicações_de_São_Paulo|Telecomunicações de São Paulo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imprensaoficial.com.br/DO/BuscaDO2001Documento_11_4.aspx?link=/1973/ineditoriais/abril/24/p1/pag_0054_DUI6O3SN7V5CNe7E7ANSRTTG04F.pdf&pagina=54&data=24/04/1973&caderno=Ineditoriais&paginaordenacao=100054|title=Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973|access-date=2024-06-04|website=www.imprensaoficial.com.br|language=Portuguese}}</ref> In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the [[Vivo (telecommunications company)|Vivo]] brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).<ref name=":vivo">{{Cite web|url=https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en/the-company/our-history/|title=Our History - Telefônica RI|access-date=2024-06-04|website=Telefônica}}</ref>

==Climate==

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|location =  Assis, elevation {{convert|551|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–2022)
|Jan record high C = 37.3
|Feb record high C = 37.0
|Mar record high C = 36.6
|Apr record high C = 38.0
|May record high C = 32.6
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 34.8
|Aug record high C = 37.1
|Sep record high C = 39.6
|Oct record high C = 42.5
|Nov record high C = 38.7
|Dec record high C = 37.2
|Jan record low C = 11.2
|Feb record low C = 12.2
|Mar record low C = 11.8
|Apr record low C = 3.6
|May record low C = 2.2
|Jun record low C = -3.2
|Jul record low C = -3.0
|Aug record low C = -0.1
|Sep record low C = 0.0
|Oct record low C = 7.3
|Nov record low C = 9.4
|Dec record low C = 10.4
|Jan high C = 30.0
|Feb high C = 30.1
|Mar high C = 30.1
|Apr high C = 28.7
|May high C = 25.3
|Jun high C = 24.6
|Jul high C = 25.1
|Aug high C = 27.4
|Sep high C = 28.4
|Oct high C = 29.6
|Nov high C = 30.0
|Dec high C = 30.3
| year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 24.6
|Feb mean C = 24.6
|Mar mean C = 24.2
|Apr mean C = 22.4
|May mean C = 18.9
|Jun mean C = 17.9
|Jul mean C = 17.8
|Aug mean C = 19.3
|Sep mean C = 21.1
|Oct mean C = 22.9
|Nov mean C = 23.7
|Dec mean C = 24.4
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 19.2
|Feb low C = 19.1
|Mar low C = 18.3
|Apr low C = 16.0
|May low C = 12.5
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 10.4
|Aug low C = 11.2
|Sep low C = 13.8
|Oct low C = 16.3
|Nov low C = 17.3
|Dec low C = 18.6
| year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 237.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 178.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 130.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 93.8
|May precipitation mm = 87.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 43.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 40.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 89.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 135.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 140.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 175.7
|year precipitation mm = 
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== Religion ==
{{see also|Religion in Brazil|Protestantism in Brazil|Roman Catholic Church in Brazil}}
[[Christianity]] is present in the city as follows:

=== Catholic Church ===
The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/r10br.html|title=Sul 1 Region of Brazil [Catholic-Hierarchy]|access-date=2024-07-22|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>

=== Protestant Church ===
The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], including the [[Assembleias de Deus|Assemblies of God in Brazil]] (the largest evangelical church in the country),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://confradesp.com.br/campos-eclesiasticos/|title=Campos Eclesiásticos|date=2018-12-10|access-date=2024-07-22|website=CONFRADESP|language=Portuguese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ad.org.br/locations/|title=Arquivos: Locais|access-date=2024-07-22|website=Assembleia de Deus Belém – Sede|language=Portuguese}}</ref> [[Christian Congregation in Brazil]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br/localidade|title=Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil|access-date=2024-07-22|website=congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br|language=Portuguese}}</ref> among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in São Paulo]]
* [[Interior of São Paulo]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.assis.sp.gov.br/ Assis City Hall Website]
* {{in lang|pt}} [http://www.assis.sp.leg.br/ Assis City Council Website]

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