Santa Branca

Santa Branca
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Santa Branca
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°23′48″S 45°53′2″W / 23.39667°S 45.88389°W / -23.39667; -45.88389
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Metrop. regionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total
272.24 km2 (105.11 sq mi)
Elevation
648 m (2,126 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
14,857
 • Density54.573/km2 (141.34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
12380-000
Area code+55-12
Websitewww.santabranca.sp.gov.br

Santa Branca 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 14,857 (2020 est.) in an area of 272.24 km2.[3] The elevation is 648 m. The Rodovia Governador Carvalho Pinto (SP-070) passes north of Santa Branca.

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.[4]

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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.[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[6]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]

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. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  6. ^ a b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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