Iporanga

Iporanga
Municipality

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Location in São Paulo state
Iporanga
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°35′08″S 48°35′35″W / 24.58556°S 48.59306°W / -24.58556; -48.59306Coordinates: 24°35′08″S 48°35′35″W / 24.58556°S 48.59306°W / -24.58556; -48.59306
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area
 • Total 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi)
Elevation 81 m (266 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 4,333
 • Density 3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Iporanga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,333 (2015 est.) in an area of 1152 km².[1] The elevation is 81 m.

Iporanga contains parts of the Alto Ribeira and Baixo Ribeira sub-basins of the Ribeira de Iguape River basin.[2] 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] It contains 55% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ Almeida, Camilo Aparecido (26 January 2012), "Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Ribeira de Iguape", O Vale do Ribeira, retrieved 2016-11-21
  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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