Bananal, São Paulo

Bananal
Municipality
Municipality of Bananal
Flag of Bananal
Flag
Official seal of Bananal
Seal
Location in São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 22°41′02″S 44°19′25″W / 22.68389°S 44.32361°W / -22.68389; -44.32361
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
SettledJuly 10, 1783
Government
 • MayorMirian Ferreira de Oliveira Bruno (PP)
Area
 • Total
616.43 km2 (238.00 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
10,993
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.733 – high[2]
Websitewww.bananal.sp.gov.br

Município da Estância Turística de Bananal is a city 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 10,993 (2020 est.) in an area of 616.43 km2 (238.00 sq mi).[4]

It borders three cities of Rio de Janeiro state (Barra Mansa to the north, Rio Claro to the east and Angra dos Reis to the south), as well as São José do Barreiro and Arapeí (both in São Paulo) to the west. It is the easternmost municipality in Sâo Paulo state.

It features a historical railway station imported from Belgium in 1888 and the Pharmácia Popular museum.

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] It also contains the 884 hectares (2,180 acres) Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987.[6]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[8]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[8]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{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. ^ ESEC de Bananal (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-22
  7. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  8. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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