Caieiras

Caieiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.[2] It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[3] The population is 100,129 (2018 est.) in an area of 97.64 km².[1] Due to the municipality's large reforestation area, it is known as the "City of the Pines".

Caieiras
Municipality
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Location of Caieiras
Caieiras
Location of Caieiras
Coordinates: 23°21′52″S 46°44′27″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionSão Paulo
Bairros
Government
 • PrefectGerson Romeiro
Area
 • Total97.64 km2 (37.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 est.[1])
 • Total100,129
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Caieirense
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)

The municipality contains part of the 7,917 hectares (19,560 acres) Cantareira State Park, created in 1962, which protects a large part of the metropolitan São Paulo water supply.[4]

The municipality is served by CPTM Line 7 (Ruby).

Economy

The economy of the city is based on paper industry. Most of the territory of the town consists of reforesting areas belonging to Companhia Melhoramentos de São Paulo.

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References
  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
  2. "Prefeitura Municipal de Caieiras (Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. "Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. Leonel, Cristiane (June 2009), Plano de Manejo do Parque Estadual da Cantareira: Resumo Executivo (PDF) (in Portuguese), SEMA/SP, p. vi, retrieved 2016-12-10

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