Arapongas
Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil | |
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Location in Paraná | |
Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′08″S 51°25′26″W / 23.41889°S 51.42389°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Paraná |
| Mesoregion | Central North Paranaense |
| Microregion | Apucarana |
| Founded | October 10, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sérgio Onofre da Silva (PSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 381.091 km2 (147.140 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 816 m (2,677 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 124,810 |
| • Density | 272.49/km2 (705.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | araponguense |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2013 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 3 821 175 mil |
| • Per capita | R$ 34 057,43 |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2010 |
| • Category | 0,748 – high |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 86000-000 |
| Area code | +55 43 |
| Website | Official website |
Arapongas is a municipality within the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil. It is located in the Metropolitan area of Londrina, Microregion Apucarana and Mesoregion North Central Paranaense, being located at a distance of 386 km from the state capital, Curitiba. It occupies an area of approximately 382 km2. In 2020, its population was estimated by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 124,810 inhabitants, the sixteenth-most populous city of Paraná, and second-most populous metropolitan area of Londrina.