Gênero e distribui o espacial da popula o no oeste do Paraná

This paper analyzes the profile of the location and spatial distribution of male and female population in Western Paraná. Population data collected by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) were grouped into four variables: urban female population, rural female population, urban male population and rural male population, distributed in the fifty municipalities that comprise the region. The periods studied are the years of 2000 and 2010. Data were analyzed from some location indicators established by the regional analysis. The results showed that Cascavel, Foz do Igua u and Toledo have a male and female urban population larger than the other municipalities. The other municipalities are consolidating their economies, whether in agri-food processing or provision of services, a fact that is reflected in a higher share of urban population, which grows more rapidly in relation to the rural population.