Jales


Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2012, according to the IBGE, is of 48,620 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.

History

The city was founded on April 15, 1941.

Demographics

Statistics

All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

Economy

The Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.

Notable people