humid whereas winter is dry. Annual temperature goes from 16 °C (60 °F) to 34 °C (94 °F). Demography Total population: 45.000Census IBGE 2010 Urban: 38,592 Rural: 2,905 Men: 20,861 Women: 20,636 Population density (people per km²): 56.92 Child mortality (children under the age of one): 15.51‰ Life expectancy (years): 71.41 Fertility rate: 2.51 Literacy rate: 89.90% Human Development Index (HDI): 0.780 Hydrography Tietê River Bauru river Veado streamlet Água Limpa streamlet Patos streamlet Pederneiras rivulet - in the urban area Monjolo rivulet - in the urban area Highways/Roads SP-225: Comandante João Ribeiro de Barros SP-261: César Augusto Sgavioli SP-261: Osni Mateus Another roads which connects the town with the districts. Economy The economy of the town is diversified, most of the agriculture is based on sugarcane and the citriculture is expanding. Pederneiras is developing on metallurgical and mechanical industries, it started when Volvo industry settled in the town in 1974. After this, other medium and small companies started to settle in the town. An important industry is Pedertractor, which is responsible for the manufacturing of truck and tractor parts (Volvo, Caterpillar, Case) like: electric motors, rotors, stators. In May, 2006, the large Japanese Ajinomoto company had also settled, which is making use of the large quantity of sugarcane material available to produce enzymes to export. References External links Anthem Municipalities in São Paulo (state)