Eldorado, São Paulo

Eldorado
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Eldorado
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°31′12″S 48°6′29″W / 24.52000°S 48.10806°W / -24.52000; -48.10806Coordinates: 24°31′12″S 48°6′29″W / 24.52000°S 48.10806°W / -24.52000; -48.10806
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Government
 • Mayor Durval Adelio de Morais
Area
 • Total 1,654 km2 (639 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 15,339
 • Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Eldorado (before 1948: Xiririca[1]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 15,339 (2015 est.) in an area of 1654 km².[2] Eldorado is one of 29 cities in São Paulo officially recognized as a touristic city, which gives it extra funding.

Geography

Eldorado is situated on the Ribeira de Iguape River. The state highways SP-165 and SP-193 pass through the town.

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[3] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995.[4] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, created in 2008.[5] This park contains the largest cave of São Paulo, Caverna do Diabo (The Devil's Cave). The municipality contains 41% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[6]

People

Demographics

Census - 2000

Total Population: 14,134

  • Urban: 6,974
  • Rural: 7,160
  • Male: 7,337
  • Female: 6,797

Density (hab./km²): 8.53

Infant Mortality (per 1000): 19.12

Life Expectancy: 69.57

Birth Rate: 3.50

Literacy Rate: 85.65%

Human Development Index (HDI-M): 0.733

  • HDI-M Income: 0.633
  • HDI-M Longevity: 0.743
  • HDI-M Education: 0.823

(Source: IPEADATA)

Notable people

  • Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian Parliament Member, anti-communist and conservative, known for supporting the Brazilian military government that lasted from 1964 to 1984.
  • Poet Francisca Júlia da Silva was born in Eldorado.

References

  1. ↑ IBGE, history
  2. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ↑ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  4. ↑ Furlan, Sueli Ângelo; Leite, Sandra Aparecida (2008), "Resumo Executivo", Parque Estadual Intervales: Plano de Manejo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, p. 33, retrieved 2016-12-06
  5. ↑ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
  6. ↑ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
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