Euclides da Cunha Paulista

Euclides da Cunha Paulista
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Euclides da Cunha Paulista

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 22°33′41″S 52°35′25″W / 22.56139°S 52.59028°W / -22.56139; -52.59028Coordinates: 22°33′41″S 52°35′25″W / 22.56139°S 52.59028°W / -22.56139; -52.59028
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area
  Total 574 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 9,642
  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Euclides da Cunha Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is named after Euclides da Cunha, a Brazilian writer. The population is 9,642 (2015 est.) in an area of 574 km².[1] The elevation is 265 m.

The municipality contains 30% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.[2] It also contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.[3]

References

  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ESEC Mico Leão Preto (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-06
  3. Pontal do Paranapanema (in Portuguese), IBAMA: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, retrieved 2016-11-13
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