Miracatu
Flag of Miracatu
Coat of arms of Miracatu
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]

References

  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
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