Arapongas

Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil
Municipality
Location in Paraná
Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°25′08″S 51°25′26″W / 23.41889°S 51.42389°W / -23.41889; -51.42389
Country Brazil
State Paraná
MesoregionCentral North Paranaense
MicroregionApucarana
FoundedOctober 10, 1947
Government
  MayorSérgio Onofre da Silva (PSC)
Area
  Total
381.091 km2 (147.140 sq mi)
Elevation
816 m (2,677 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
124,810
  Density272.49/km2 (705.7/sq mi)
Demonymaraponguense
GDP
  Year2013 estimate
  TotalR$ 3 821 175 mil
  Per capitaR$ 34 057,43
HDI
  Year2010
  Category0,748 – high
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code
86000-000
Area code+55 43
WebsiteOfficial website

Arapongas is a municipality within the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil. It is located in the Metropolitan area of Londrina, Microregion Apucarana and Mesoregion North Central Paranaense, being located at a distance of 386 km from the state capital, Curitiba. It occupies an area of approximately 382 km2. In 2020, its population was estimated by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 124,810 inhabitants, the sixteenth-most populous city of Paraná, and second-most populous metropolitan area of Londrina.