Santana de Parnaíba
Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[1] The population is 126,574 (2015 est.) in an area of 179.95 km².[2] It was founded in 1625 near the Tietê River by Susana Dias, an important Bandeirante (Brazilian pioneers) wife. It was the birthplace of prominent Bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho.
Santana de Parnaíba | |
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Municipality | |
 Church in Santana de Parnaíba | |
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 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Santana de Parnaíba Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′38″S 46°55′4″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 179.95 km2 (69.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 126,574 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
The word Parnaíba means rocky river.
The municipality contains and administers the 367-hectare (910-acre) Tamboré Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit.[3]
Old center of Santana de Parnaíba
References
- Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- O que é a Reserva? (in Portuguese), Brookfield Institute, retrieved 19 April 2016
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