Silveiras

Silveiras
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Silveiras
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W / 22.66389°S 44.85278°W / -22.66389; -44.85278Coordinates: 22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W / 22.66389°S 44.85278°W / -22.66389; -44.85278
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Metrop. region Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
  Total 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi)
Elevation 524 m (1,719 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 6,158
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 12690-xxx
Area code (00)55-12
Website www.silveiras.sp.gov.br

Silveiras is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[1] The population is 6,158 (2015 est.) in an area of 414.78 km².[2] The elevation is 615 m.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[3]

References

  1. Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.