Penápolis

Penápolis on the map of São Paulo

Penápolis is a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo in the district Birigui. The population is 58 510 inhabitants .. The area of ​​the city covers 710.8 km ².

Location

The city is located east of the intersection of the two Brazilian federal highways SP 300 and SP 425 The reservoir Represa de Promissão located about 20 km to the northeast and São José do Rio Preto is about 50 km away in the same direction.

History

On November 17, 1909, the former settlement was named in honor of recently deceased President Afonso Pena in Vila de Penapolis and received on December 22, 1913 the status of a city. Penapolis was in July 1918 for the judicial district. The original large area of ​​the city Penápolis went to the river Paraná, but was gradually divided cities with start-ups and reduced.