Silveiras

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.

Silveiras
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Location in São Paulo state
Silveiras
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Metrop. regionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
  Total414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi)
Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total6,158
  Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Postal code
12690-xxx
Area code(00)55-12
Websitewww.silveiras.sp.gov.br

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]

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