Silveiras

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Silveiras
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Coat of arms of Silveiras
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W / 22.66389°S 44.85278°W / -22.66389; -44.85278CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMetrop. regionVale do Paraíba e Litoral NorteArea
 • Total414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi)Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total6,339 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code
12690-xxx
Area code(00)55-12Websitewww.silveiras.sp.gov.br

Silveiras is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[2] The population is 6,339 (2020 est.) in an area of 414.78 km².[3] The elevation is 615 m.

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  3. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. ^ 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
Places adjacent to Silveiras
Cruzeiro Lavrinhas and Queluz, São Paulo
Cachoeira Paulista
Silveiras
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Lorena Cunha
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