Juquitiba

Juquitiba
Municipality
Flag of Juquitiba
Flag
Coat of arms of Juquitiba
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Juquitiba is located in Brazil
Juquitiba
Juquitiba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°55′55″S 47°4′7″W / 23.93194°S 47.06861°W / -23.93194; -47.06861
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast Brazil
StateSão Paulo
Metropolitan RegionSão Paulo
Area
 • Total
522.17 km2 (201.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
31,646
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitewww.juquitiba.sp.gov.br

Juquitiba is a suburban municipality in the southeastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 31,646 (2020 est.) in an area of 522.17 km².[3] This name comes from the Tupi language. The southern part of the municipality is heavily forested with the Serra do Mar mountain range, the central and the northern parts are predominantly hilly.

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[4]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Lei Complementar 1139/11 | Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011, Governo do Estado de São Paulo". Jusbrasil. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística". Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08