Bananal, São Paulo

Bananal is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 10,775 (2015 est.) in an area of 616.43 km² (238.00 sq mi).[1]

Bananal
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Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
Bananal Location in the state of São Paulo and Brazil
Coordinates: 22°41′02″S 44°19′25″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Settled	July 10, 1783
Government
• Mayor	Mirian Ferreira de Oliveira Bruno (PP)
Area
• Total	616.43 km2 (238.00 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	10,775
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.758 – medium[2]
Website	www.bananal.sp.gov.br

It borders three cities of Rio de Janeiro state (Barra Mansa to the north, Rio Claro to the east and Angra dos Reis to the south), as well as São José do Barreiro and Arapeí (both in São Paulo) to the west. It is the easternmost municipality in Sâo Paulo state.

It features a historical railway station imported from Belgium in 1888.

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.[4] It also contains the 884 hectares (2,180 acres) Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987.[5]