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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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) |
The municipality contains the 937 hectares (2,320 acres) Lagoa São Paulo Reserve.[3] It contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.[4] It also contains 11% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.[5]
References edit
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ 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
External links edit
- Official page from Presidente Epitácio (in Portuguese)