Juquiá

Juquiá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 19,359 (2015 est.) in an area of 813 km².[1] The elevation is 17 m.

Juquiá
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Location in São Paulo state
Juquiá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°19′15″S 47°38′5″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total813 km2 (314 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total19,359
  Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[2]

References

  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
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