Barra do Turvo

Barra do Turvo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,828 (2015 est.) in an area of 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi).[1] The elevation is 158 m (518 ft).

Barra do Turvo
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Barra do Turvo
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°45′23″S 48°30′17″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total1,008 km2 (389 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total7,828
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the 182,596-hectare (451,200-acre) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[2] It contains 97% of the 2,722-hectare (6,730-acre) Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[3] It contains the 3,235-hectare (7,990-acre) Rio Pardinho e Rio Vermelho Environmental Protection Area.[4] It contains part of the 40,175-hectare (99,270-acre) Caverna do Diabo State Park, also created in 2008.[5] The municipality contains 3% of the 64,625-hectare (159,690-acre) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[6] It contains the 1,530-hectare (3,800-acre) Pinheirinhos Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2008.[7] It contains the 3,175-hectare (7,850-acre) Barreiro/Anhemas Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same time.[8]

References
  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. Zanchetta & Bedeschi 2008.
  3. APA do Planalto do Turvo – ISA, Informações gerais.
  4. APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho – ISA, Informações gerais.
  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
  7. RDS dos Pinheirinhos (in Portuguese), WWF Brasil, archived from the original on 2016-11-26, retrieved 2016-11-25
  8. RDS Barreiro Anhemas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-25

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