Miracatu

Miracatu
Municipality
Flag of Miracatu
Flag
Coat of arms of Miracatu
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Miracatu is located in Brazil
Miracatu
Miracatu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°16′51″S 47°27′36″W / 24.28083°S 47.46000°W / -24.28083; -47.46000
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total1,001 km2 (386 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total19,643
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Miracatu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 19,643 (2020 est.) in an area of 1001 km².[2] The elevation is 27 m.

The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[3] It contains a small part of the 84,425 hectares (208,620 acres) Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.[4]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
  4. ^ ESEC Juréia-Itatins (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-19