Paraibuna

Paraibuna
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Paraibuna Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°23′10″S 45°39′44″W / 23.38611°S 45.66222°W / -23.38611; -45.66222
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metrop. region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
• Total	809.58 km2 (312.58 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	18,263
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	12260-xxx
Area code	+55-12
Website	www.paraibuna.sp.gov.br

Paraibuna is a municipality (município) in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.^[2] The population is 18,263 (2020 est.) in an area of 809.58 km².^[3] The elevation is 635 m. The SP-99 highway passes through the town.

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.^[4]