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Ourinhos
Brazil
Also known as: Jacarèzinho
Ourinhos, city, south-central São Paulo estado (state), Brazil. It lies at 1,568 feet (478 metres) above sea level along the Paranapanema River, near the border of Paraná state. Once called Jacarezinho, the city was made the seat of a municipality in 1948. Principal crops of the region include sugarcane, soy, wheat, and corn (maize). Industrial plants in Ourinhos process agricultural products and also manufacture liquor, metal goods, and ammunition. The city is linked by railroad and highway to the state capital, São Paulo, 220 miles (350 km) east, and to neighbouring urban centres such as Bauru and Londrina (in Paraná state). It has an airfield. Pop. (2010) 103,035.
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