OURINHOS

city, south-central So Paulo estado (state), Brazil. It lies at 1,568 feet (478 m) above sea level along the Paranapanema River, near the border of Paran state. Once called Jacarzinho, the city was made the seat of a municipality in 1948. Principal crops of the region include coffee, alfalfa, cotton, rice, and corn (maize). Industrial plants in Ourinhos process agricultural products and also manufacture liquor, metal goods, and ammunition. The city is linked by railroad and highway to the state capital, So Paulo, 220 miles (350 km) east, and to neighbouring urban centres in So Paulo and Paran states. It also has an airfield. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 52,698.