Areias, São Paulo

Areias
Municipality
Municipality of Areias
Flag of Areias
Flag
Official seal of Areias
Seal
Location in São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 22°34′48″S 44°41′50″W / 22.58000°S 44.69722°W / -22.58000; -44.69722
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Government
 • MayorPaulo Henrique de Souza Coutinho (MDB)
Area
 • Total
305.23 km2 (117.85 sq mi)
Elevation
509 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
3,896
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3:30 (BRT)
Area code+55 12
HDI (2010)0.697 – medium[2]
Websiteareias.sp.gov.br

Areias is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 3,896 (2020 est.) in an area of 305.23 km2.[4] The elevation is 509 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.[5]

Population history

Year Population
2001 3,600
2004 3,697
2015 3,859

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 3,600, of which 2,452 were urban and 1,148 are rural. The average life expectancy for the municipality was 65.57 years. The literacy rate was at 84.97%.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[7]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  4. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  5. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
  6. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  7. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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