title: Guaíra, São Paulo
text: # Guaíra, São Paulo
  
  Guaíra is a municipality in São Paulo state in Brazil. The population is 41,040 (2020 est.) in an area of 1258 $km^2.$
  
  ## History
  
  In the northeastern region of São Paulo, between the Rio Grande, Pardo River and the Sapucaí River, in what was then called Nuporanga, Antônio Marques Garcia founded a town in the called "Corredeira," along the path to Santa dos Olhos D'Água (which is today known as Ipuã). A plot of land which was acquired November 12, 1901 for "Six-hundred thousand réis" was enlarged with lands donated by Joaquim Garcia Franco and Maria Sabino Alves Franco, resulting in a significantly sized area focused around a small settlement called "Corredeira of São Sebastião" in homage to the patron saint, later renamed "Corredeira do Bom Jardim" or simply "Corredeira."
  
  It was named a "Distrito de Paz," (that is, was assigned a Justice of the Peace) with the name of Guaíra, by State Law n. 1144 on November 16, 1908, and a municipality by State Law n. 2328 on December 27, 1928. Installation as a municipality took place on May 18, 1929, and installation as a comarca on May 18, 1955. "Guaíra" is a toponym which can be translated as "running water."
  
  * Patron Saint: Saint Sebastian
  
  ## Geography
  
  Guaíra is located at an altitude of 517 metres (1,696 ft).
  
  * Topography: flat
  * Rainfall: yearly average of 1,550 mm
  * Winds predominantly from the Northwest
  * Temperature:
     * Maximum: 38 degrees Celsius
     * Minimum: 6 degrees Celsius
     * Median: 25 degrees Celsius
  
  ### Hydrography
  
  * Rio Grande
  * Sapucaí River
  * Rio Pardo
  * Ribeirão do Jardim
  
  ### Highways
  
  * SP-345
  * SP-425
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Census data: 2000
  
  Total population: 34,610
  
  * Urban: 32.274
  * Rural: 2,336
  * Men: 17,412
  * Women: 17, 198
  
  Population density $(inhabitants/km^2):$ 27.50
  
  Infant mortality to age 1 (per thousand): 8.24
  
  Life expectancy (years): 75.93
  
  Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.17
  
  Literacy rate: 91.07%
  
  Human Development Index: 0.822
  
  * HDI-M GDP: 0.728
  * HDI-M Life Expectancy: 0.849
  * HDI-M Education: 0.888
  
  (Source: IPEA)
  
  ### Other measures
  
  * Number of voters in 2003: 25,231
  * Date of founding: December 27, 1928
  * Major industries: agriculture, husbandry, agribusiness
  * Roads - 740 km
  * Paved roads: 44 km
  * Main tourist point: Lago Maracá
  