Bady Bassitt


Bady Bassitt is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 27,260 in an area of. The town is located 7 km from São José do Rio Preto, and the municipality belongs to the Microregion of São José do Rio Preto.

History

In 1908, Bady Bassitt was a village named Borboleta. In this year, a road coming from Rio Preto was open. Camilo de Morais opened the first store in Borboleta, in 1912.
On February 13, 1914, the village of Borboleta was officially established, and on December 12, 1926, the village was elevated to district of Rio Preto.
On February 18, 1959, the municipality of Borboleta is officially established, and in 1963, the name was changed to the current form, an homage to Bady Bassitt, a politician from São José do Rio Preto.

Geography

Neighbouring places

  • Mirassol, northwest
  • São José do Rio Preto, northeast
  • Nova Aliança, southwest
  • Potirendaba, south
  • Cedral, southeast

    Hydrography

The municipality features several streams:
  • Córrego Borá
  • Córrego dos Macacos
  • Córrego Borboleta

    Demographics

Population history

YearPopulation
200011,550
201014,603
201516,359

Statistics

  • Area: 108.5 km²
  • Population density: 134.54/km² - 222.90/km²
  • Urbanization: 93.5%
  • Sex ratio : 98.2
  • Birth rate: 11.8/1,000 inhabitants
  • Infant mortality: 5.95/1,000 births
  • Homicide rate: 0.0/100 thousand ppl
  • HDI: 0.812
All statistics are from SEADE and IBGE.

Economy

The Tertiary sector is the economic basis of Bady. Commerce, services and administration corresponds to 60.5% of the city GDP. Industry is 35.2% of the GDP, and the Primary sector corresponds to 4.1%.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. 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 and television.

Transportation

The city is linked with the BR-153, the SP-310 and the SP-355 highways.