Iporanga

Iporanga
Flag of Iporanga
Coat of arms of Iporanga
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Iporanga is located in Brazil
Iporanga
Iporanga
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°35′08″S 48°35′35″W / 24.58556°S 48.59306°W / -24.58556; -48.59306
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total1,152 km2 (445 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total4,199
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Iporanga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 4,199 (2020 est.) in an area of 1152 km2.[2] The elevation is 81 m.

Iporanga contains parts of the Alto Ribeira and Baixo Ribeira sub-basins of the Ribeira de Iguape River basin.[3] The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[4] It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park, created in 1995.[5] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, created in 2008.[6] It contains 55% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[7]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ Almeida, Camilo Aparecido (26 January 2012), "Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Ribeira de Iguape", O Vale do Ribeira, retrieved 2016-11-21
  4. ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  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[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
  7. ^ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21