Umuarama

Umuarama
Municipality
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Capital da Amizade (Capital of Friendship)
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Paraná
Founded	July 4, 1955
Government
• Mayor	Moacir Silva (PDT)
Area
• Total	1,227.425 km2 (473.911 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	102,704
• Density	83.31/km2 (215.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3
Postal Code	87500-000
HDI (2000)	0.800–high
Website	www.umuarama.pr.gov.br

Umuarama is a city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Its population was 102,704 inhabitants in the 2010 census. Umuarama is one of the most important cities in Paraná, one of the three states of southern Brazil. The city elevation is 430 m (1,300 feet) above sea level and the rainfall is about 1600mm/year (63 inches/yr). Umuarama is known as "The Capital of Friendship".

History

The municipality was founded in 1955, and colonized by Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná, a company that settled an important number of cities in Northern Paraná.

Tourism

There are a lot of places to visit in Umuarama, the most important are:

• Expo Umuarama
• Aratimbó Lake
• Uirapuru Park
• Park of Xetas (also known as Indian's Park)
• Streetmarkets
• The replica of Eiffel Tower at the Estância Paris
• Tucuruvi Lake

Umuarama is served by Orlando de Carvalho Airport.

Numbers

• 618 industries
• 20 Bank agencies
• 7 Hospitals
• 4 Universities (State University of Maringá, Unipar, FGU, Alfa)
• 58 Graduation Courses
• 10 Radios stations
• 50,569 vehicles (1,97 inhabitants per vehicles)
• 100,000 Trees
• 1 Browns Bistro e Bar

Climate

Umuarama
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     180     31 21     148     30 21     118     30 21     128     28 18     145     25 15     107     24 14     69     24 14     71     26 15     138     26 36     172     28 18     165     30 19     178     30 30 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: SIMEPAR
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     7.1     87 70     5.8     87 70     4.6     87 69     5     83 65     5.7     77 60     4.2     75 58     2.7     75 57     2.8     78 59     5.4     79 97     6.8     83 65     6.5     85 67     7     86 85 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches