Monteiro Lobato, São Paulo

Monteiro Lobato
Location in São Paulo state
Monteiro Lobato
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°57′24″S 45°50′23″W / 22.95667°S 45.83972°W / -22.95667; -45.83972
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast Brazil
StateSão Paulo
Metropolitan RegionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total
332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
4,696
 • Density14.11/km2 (36.55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Monteiro Lobato is a municipality 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 4,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi).[3]

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.[4]

The municipality was named in honor of Brazilian writer José Bento Monteiro Lobato, who was born in the nearby city of Taubaté, and had a farm in the area of the municipality.

Geography

The municipality contains part of the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[5]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[7]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  3. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. ^ "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  5. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  6. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  7. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.