Apucarana | |
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  Apucarana Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:23°33′03″S51°27′39″W / 23.55083°S 51.46083°W /-23.55083; -51.46083 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Paraná |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Area | |
• Total | 548 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 136,234 |
| • Density | 249/km2 (644/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Apucaranense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| Postal code | 86800 |
| Area code | (+55) 43 |
| Website | Official website(in Portuguese) |
Apucarana is amunicipality in the state ofParaná in Brazil. The municipality covers 548 square kilometres (212 sq mi) at an elevation of 840 metres (2,760 ft)above mean sea level. Its 2020 population was estimated as 136,234.[1]
The region in which the city is located was colonized by the Northern Paraná Land Company (CTNP), likeLondrina andMaringá. The colonizers arrived around 1930. In 1938, Apucarana became a regional village. Desiring that the city be elevated to a municipality in July 1944, the pro-emancipation movement saw a visit by Interventor Manoel Ribas as a prime opportunity. After careful analysis of the considerations presented, the Interventor decided to grant the request.[2]
With the creation of the District and Municipality of Apucarana in late 1943, the installation ceremony and the inauguration of the first appointed mayor, Colonel Luiz José dos Santos, were scheduled for the following year. Definitively separated fromLondrina, Apucarana was elevated to a municipality on 28 January 1944.[3]
The city is served byCap. João Busse Airport[4] which is located 10 kilometers (5nautical miles) southeast of Apucarana.[5]
In agriculture, the city stands in production ofcoffee,soy,beans andcorn. The industry stands out for leather production (3% of Brazil's total) and the manufacturing ofcaps (80% of production in Brazil).
The city received thousands of immigrants from Portugal, Ukraine, Poland, Germany and especially from Japan (who did strong influence in culture like in theBuddhist religion and the amount ofcherry trees planted - the city has more than 20,000sakuras and annually do the "Cherry Festival" to celebrate theJapanese culture[6]).
| Races | |
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| White | 71.95% |
| Brown | 17.84% |
| Black | 5.97% |
| Asian | 3.77% |
| Natives | 0.47% |
source :PARDES 2010
The city is the seat of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana.
| Climate data for Apucarana, elevation 746 m (2,448 ft), (1976–2005 normals, extremes 1962–2002) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 37.6 (99.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.1 (78.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 16.6 (61.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | −4.7 (23.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | −4.7 (23.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 209.6 (8.25) | 186.9 (7.36) | 153.7 (6.05) | 116.8 (4.60) | 135.2 (5.32) | 122.4 (4.82) | 66.0 (2.60) | 63.7 (2.51) | 138.5 (5.45) | 161.8 (6.37) | 153.7 (6.05) | 196.7 (7.74) | 1,705 (67.12) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 118 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 210.2 | 185.8 | 225.9 | 229.8 | 217.2 | 210.5 | 237.8 | 231.2 | 196.5 | 218.7 | 220.6 | 206.7 | 2,590.9 |
| Source 1:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IDR-Paraná (precipitation days and sun 1962–2002)[8] | |||||||||||||