| Jales | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Name3: | São José do Rio Preto |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Flavio Prandi Franco (DEM) |
| Established Date: | 2013 |
| Area Total Km2: | 368.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 49,201 |
| Population Density Km2: | 127.57 |
| Timezone: | UTC-3 |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Timezone Dst: | UTC-2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -2 |
| Coordinates: | -20.2689°N -50.5458°W |
| Elevation M: | 478 |
| Area Code: | +55 17 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 15700-000 |
| Website: | Prefecture of Jales, São Paulo |
| Blank Name: | HDI (UNDP/2000)[2] |
| Blank Info: | 0.804 – high |
Jales is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020, according to the IBGE, is 49,201 inhabitants. The city is located 601 km from the city of São Paulo.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jales.[3]
The city was founded on April 15, 1941 and the municipality was created by state law in 1948.[4]
127.57/km² (IBGE/2010) - 222.90/km² (SEADE/2011)
10.77/1,000 inhab. (2009)
15.8/1,000 births (2009)
0.804 (UNDP/2000)
All statistics are from SEADE[5] and IBGE.[6]
The Tertiary sector corresponds to 72.6% of the Jales GDP. Industry has a participation of 23,51%, and the Primary sector corresponds to 3.89% of the GDP.
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]