Lins, São Paulo
History
The town was founded in the beginning of the 20th century, at first with the name of Santo Antônio do Campestre, and grew after the arrival of the Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil (The Northwest railroad of Brazil). It became an independent municipality in 1920, when it was separated from the municipality Pirajuí. It was named after Manoel Joaquim de Albuquerque Lins, who was the president of the state of São Paulo from 1908 to 1912. The name was officially changed from Albuquerque Lins to Lins in 1926.
The city is served by Gov. Lucas Nogueira Garcez Airport.
Demography
2000 census
total population: 65.952
- urban: 64.218
- Rural: 1.734
- men: 31.990
- women: 33.962
- population density (inhabitants/km): 115,42
- child mortality (per thousands): 11,79
- life expectance (years): 73,56
- birth rate (per woman): 1,97
- literacy rate: 92,48%
human development index (HDI-M): 0,724
- HDI-M Renda: 0,782
- HDI-M Longevidade: 0,809
- HDI-M Education: 0,791
(source: IPEADATA)
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).
Climate
Climate data for Lins (1995–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.0 (86.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 263.3 (10.37) |
213.1 (8.39) |
143.3 (5.64) |
54.6 (2.15) |
53.4 (2.10) |
35.2 (1.39) |
37.1 (1.46) |
27.5 (1.08) |
68.0 (2.68) |
100.0 (3.94) |
129.7 (5.11) |
172.4 (6.79) |
1,297.6 (51.1) |
Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas |