Leme, São Paulo

Leme
Location in São Paulo state
Leme
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°11′10″S 47°23′26″W / 22.18611°S 47.39056°W / -22.18611; -47.39056
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
MesoregionPiracicaba
MicroregionLimeira
Government
  MayorWagner Ricardo Antunes Filho (PSD)
Area
  Total
403,077 km2 (155,629 sq mi)
Elevation
619 m (2,031 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
104,346
  Density0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitehttp://leme.sp.gov.br

Leme is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 104,346 (2020 est.) in an area of 403 km². At the 2000 census, it had 80,757 residents, 40,830 of whom are men and 39,927 women. 65,885 residents are 10 years old or older, and of these, 59,991, or 91.1%, are literate. Leme officially became a town on August 29, 1895 (and it celebrates its anniversary on August 29). The municipality is formed by the main district and also includes the rural neighborhoods Taquari, Taquari Ponte and Caju.