Capão Bonito

Capão Bonito
Municipality
Igreja Matriz

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Location in São Paulo state
Capão Bonito
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°0′21″S 48°20′58″W / 24.00583°S 48.34944°W / -24.00583; -48.34944Coordinates: 24°0′21″S 48°20′58″W / 24.00583°S 48.34944°W / -24.00583; -48.34944
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area[1]
 • Total 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
 • Total 47,486
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Capão Bonito is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 47,486 (2015 est.) in an area of 1640 km².[1] The elevation is 705 m.

The municipality contains part of the 37,644 hectares (93,020 acres) Carlos Botelho State Park, created in 1982.[2] It contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[3] It also contains the 22,269 hectares (55,030 acres) Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, created in 2012.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ Sobre o Parque (in Portuguese), SAP: Sistema Ambiental Paulista, retrieved 2016-12-07
  3. ↑ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  4. ↑ Alckmin, Geraldo; Covas, Bruno (22 June 2012), "Decreto nº 58.148, de 21 de Junho de 2012", Diário Oficial (in Portuguese), Government of São Paulo, 122 (116), retrieved 2016-12-06


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