Marília

Marília
Municipality of Marília
Location in São Paulo
Marília
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°12′50″S 49°56′45″W / 22.21389°S 49.94583°W / -22.21389; -49.94583
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Government
  MayorVinícius Camarinha (PSDB)
Area
  Total
1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
237,627
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
HDI (2010)0.798 – high
Websitewww.marilia.sp.gov.br

Marília (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈɾiʎɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital São Paulo is 443 km (275 mi) by highway, 529 km (329 mi) by railway and 376 km (234 mi) in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The population is 240,590 (2020 est.) in an area of 1170 km2.

The municipality is emerging as an educational hub in São Paulo, with four public technical and higher education institutions (Unesp, Famema, Univesp and Fatec) and private institutions such as Unimar, Faef, Univem and Anhanguera. In 2017, 74 undergraduate courses were offered, with administration and pedagogy being the most offered. Marília has an average of one university student for every 18 inhabitants. The municipality also has the rural scientific research unit Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios/APTA Regional de Marília).