Presidente Prudente is a city (município) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 230,371 inhabitants (IBGE/2020) and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo. Presidente Prudente is considered the sixth best city in the state of São Paulo to live in. Among 5,560 Brazilian cities, it occupies the 29th place for most promising cities to build a career. History Presidente Prudente was founded in 1917. Demographics Total Population: 220,599 (IBGE/2014) Literacy rate: 98% Human Development Index: 0.846 Regional Population: 806,954 inhabitants. Climate The city is well known for its hot temperatures in summer, when the heat index sometimes exceeds 40 °C (104 °F, in the months of October through February (from spring to summer). However, cold weather prevails in winter, as -1.8 °C (28.8 °F) was recorded in 1975 and 0 °C (32 °F) in 2000. Education There are 130 schools and 3 universities in Presidente Prudente that together gather over 80 thousand students. It also has integrated colleges like Toledo, SESI and SENAI with more than 110 undergraduate courses. Universities: São Paulo State University - UNESP University of Western São Paulo - UNOESTE Union of Colleges - UNIESP Colleges: Toledo Integrated Colleges FATEC Uninter Cesumar LFG Damasio Health In Presidente Prudente there are over 15 hospitals, a Teaching Hospital, Santa Casa da Misericórdia (Sisters of Mercy), 20 establishments of health service, and more than 11 private clinics. The Teaching Hospital (Hospital Universitário in Portuguese) (HU/HR) was once the largest university hospital in Latin America. Economy The Tertiary sector is the most relevant for the city, corresponding to 80.94% of Prudente's GDP. The Secondary sector is 18.40% of the GDP and the Primary sector corresponds to 0.65%. Leisure & Culture The city of Presidente Prudente has theatres, 13 social clubs, like the Eduardo José Farah's Stadium (with the largest capacity in the interior of Brazil - 45,000 people) and the "Rancho Quarto de Milha" is the largest indoor arena in Latin America. Transportation SP-270 Rodovia Raposo Tavares SP-425 Rodovia Assis Chateaubriand SP-501 Rodovia Júlio Budisk Presidente Prudente has scheduled air connections to and from Presidente Prudente Airport. Notable natives Camilo Sanvezzo, footballer Antônio Carlos Zago, footballer Pablo (Pablo Freitas Cardoso Mello) Thaila Ayala, actress and model Thiaguinho, singer References External links http://www.presidenteprudente.sp.gov.br/ Official Site of the Prefecture