Lucélia

Coordinates: 21°43′13″S 51°1′8″W / 21.72028°S 51.01889°W / -21.72028; -51.01889
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Lucélia
Municipality
UTC−3 (BRT
)

Lucélia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,886 (2020 est.) in an area of 315 km².[2] The elevation is 438 m.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1944.[3]

Map of the state of São Paulo (1944).

Demographics

Historical population of municipality
Year Population %±
194671,073—
195029,900−57.9%
195829,356−1.8%
196023,834−18.8%
197020,472−14.1%
198018,710−8.6%
199119,2863.1%
200018,316−5.0%
201019,8828.5%
202220,0610.9%
[4][5][6]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] 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).[8]

Religion

See also:
Roman Catholic Church in Brazil

Christianity is present in the city as follows:

Catholic Church

The Catholic church in the municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marília.[9]

Protestant Church

The most diverse evangelical beliefs are present in the city, mainly Pentecostal, including the Assemblies of God in Brazil (the largest evangelical church in the country),[10][11] Christian Congregation in Brazil,[12] among others. These denominations are growing more and more throughout Brazil.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ "Censos Demográficos (1991-2022) | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ "Censos Demográficos (1872-1980) | IBGE". biblioteca.ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ "Biblioteca Digital Seade | Fundação Seade". bibliotecadigital.seade.gov.br (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  8. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  9. ^ "São Paulo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  10. ^ "Campos Eclesiásticos". CONFRADESP (in Portuguese). 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  11. ^ "Arquivos: Locais". Assembleia de Deus Belém – Sede (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  12. ^ "Localidade - Congregação Cristã no Brasil". congregacaocristanobrasil.org.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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