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Population: 378,527 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Ponta Grossa is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Paraná, where it is the fourth most populous, with 375,632 inhabitants according to the IBGE estimate for 2025. It has the ninth largest population in Southern Brazil and the seventy-sixth in the country. Located on the Second Paraná Plateau, it is the centre of the Campos Gerais of Paraná, a region with a population of over 1,100,000 inhabitants (IBGE/2014) and the largest industrial park in the interior of the state. With an area of 2,054.732 km², Ponta Grossa is known as the Princess of the Plains (Princesa dos Campos) and the Civic Capital of Paraná, in addition to receiving the title of Paraná Beer Capital. The road distance to Curitiba, the state's administrative capital, is 103 kilometres, and to Brasília, the federal capital, 1,320 kilometres.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PR average (24 cities): 82 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
10.04 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
50.47 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
PR average (24 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
274.62 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,395.11 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 38 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.12 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.7 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PR average (24 cities): 78 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 76 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
37.28 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.92 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PR average (24 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
111.21 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Afonso Pena (SBCT), 111 km in a straight line · 665 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 18.2 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 24.4 | 25.8 | 26.5 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 16.8 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 15.6 |
| Rain (mm) | 197 | 150 | 136 | 91 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 68 | 132 | 149 | 123 | 136 |
Weather station Castro, 39 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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