Presidente Epitácio is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The town is named after Epitácio Pessoa. The population is 44,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 1260 km2.[2] The elevation is 310 m. It is situated on the Paraná River, which forms the border with Mato Grosso do Sul here.
Presidente Epitácio | |
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 Paraná River in Presidente Epitácio | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Presidente Epitácio Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 21°45′53″S 52°6′19″W / 21.76472°S 52.10528°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,260 km2 (490 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 44,389 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
History
editThe municipality was created by state law in 1948.[3]
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Geography
editThe municipality contains the 937 hectares (2,320 acres) Lagoa São Paulo Reserve.[4] It contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.[5] It also contains 11% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.[6]
Media
editIn telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[8]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Pontal do Paranapanema (in Portuguese), IBAMA: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, retrieved 2016-11-13
- ^ Pontal do Paranapanema (in Portuguese), IBAMA: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, retrieved 2016-11-13
- ^ ESEC Mico Leão Preto (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-06
- ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
External links
edit- Official page from Presidente Epitácio (in Portuguese)
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