Miracatu
Miracatu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 20,533 (2015 est.) in an area of 1001 km².[1] The elevation is 27 m.
Miracatu | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Miracatu Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 24°16′51″S 47°27′36″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,001 km2 (386 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 20,533 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[2] It contains a small part of the 84,425 hectares (208,620 acres) Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.[3]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
- ESEC Juréia-Itatins (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-19
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