Ribeirão Grande

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Ribeirão Grande
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Coat of arms of Ribeirão Grande
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
24°5′57″S 48°21′55″W / 24.09917°S 48.36528°W / -24.09917; -48.36528CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloGovernment
 • MayorEliana Santos (PSDB)Area
 • Total333 km2 (129 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total7,679 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Websitehttp://www.ribeiraogrande.sp.gov.br/

Ribeirão Grande is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,679 (2020 est.) in an area of 333 km2.[2] The elevation is 690 m.

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 the 3,095 hectares (7,650 acres) Xitué Ecological Station, created in 1987.[4] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995, including the park's headquarters.[5]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  4. ^ Estação Ecológica de Xitué (in Portuguese), Intervales State Park, retrieved 2016-12-07
  5. ^ 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
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