Iporanga
Iporanga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,333 (2015 est.) in an area of 1152 km².[1] The elevation is 81 m.
Iporanga | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Iporanga Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 24°35′08″S 48°35′35″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,333 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Iporanga contains parts of the Alto Ribeira and Baixo Ribeira sub-basins of the Ribeira de Iguape River basin.[2] The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[3] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995.[4] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, created in 2008.[5] It contains 55% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[6]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Almeida, Camilo Aparecido (26 January 2012), "Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Ribeira de Iguape", O Vale do Ribeira, retrieved 2016-11-21
- APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
- Furlan, Sueli Ângelo; Leite, Sandra Aparecida (2008), "Resumo Executivo", Parque Estadual Intervales: Plano de Manejo (PDF) (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, p. 33, retrieved 2016-12-06
- Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
- APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
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