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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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Silveiras Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metrop. region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 6,158 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
| Postal code | 12690-xxx |
| Area code | (00)55-12 |
| Website | www |
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]
References
- Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
External links
- (in Portuguese) http://www.silveiras.sp.gov.br
- (in Portuguese) Silveiras on citybrazil.com.br
- (in Portuguese) Silveiras on Explorevale
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