They named the farm Pederneiras after the large amount of flint stone in the area.

Trying to soften the problem, they changed it from Lençóis Paulista to Jaú (a closer municipality located around 25 km distance) in 1895.

It borders the following municipalities: Arealva and Bariri to the north; Boracéia, Itapuí and Jaú to the east; Lençóis Paulista and Macatuba to the south; Agudos and Bauru to the west.

Total population: 45.000[5]Census IBGE 2010 Population density (people per km²): 56.92 Child mortality (children under the age of one): 15.51‰ Life expectancy (years): 71.41 Fertility rate: 2.51 Literacy rate: 89.90% Human Development Index (HDI): 0.780 The economy of the town is diversified, most of the agriculture is based on sugarcane and the citriculture is expanding.

An important industry is Pedertractor, which is responsible for the manufacturing of truck and tractor parts (Volvo, Caterpillar, Case) like: electric motors, rotors, stators.

[7] The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).