Cajati

Cajati is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 28,962 (2015 est.) in an area of 454 km².[1] The elevation is 75 m.

Cajati
Municipality
Location in São Paulo state
Cajati
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°44′10″S 48°7′22″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total454 km2 (175 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total28,962
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[2] It contains the 890 hectares (2,200 acres) Lavras Sustainable Development Reserve and the 2,976 hectares (7,350 acres) Cajati Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[2] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, also created in 2008.[3] It contains 3% of the 2,722 hectares (6,730 acres) Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[4]

References
  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. Zanchetta & Bedeschi 2008.
  3. Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo – MMA.
  4. APA do Planalto do Turvo – ISA, Informações gerais.

Sources
  • APA do Planalto do Turvo (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-26
  • Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
  • Zanchetta, Inês; Bedeschi, Luciana (28 February 2008), Mosaico do Jacupiranga, no Vale do Ribeira, agora é lei (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-20
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