Barra do Turvo

Barra do Turvo
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Barra do Turvo

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 24°45′23″S 48°30′17″W / 24.75639°S 48.50472°W / -24.75639; -48.50472Coordinates: 24°45′23″S 48°30′17″W / 24.75639°S 48.50472°W / -24.75639; -48.50472
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area
 • Total 1,008 km2 (389 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 7,828
 • Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Barra do Turvo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 7,828 (2015 est.) in an area of 1008 km².[1] The elevation is 158 m.

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[2] It contains 97% of the 2,722 hectares (6,730 acres) Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area, created at the same time.[3] It contains the 3,235 hectares (7,990 acres) Rio Pardinho e Rio Vermelho Environmental Protection Area.[4] It contains part of the 40,175 hectares (99,270 acres) Caverna do Diabo State Park, also created in 2008.[5] The municipality contains 3% of the 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area, established in 2008.[6] It contains the 1,530 hectares (3,800 acres) Pinheirinhos Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2008.[7] It contains the 3,175 hectares (7,850 acres) Barreiro/Anhemas Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same time.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ Zanchetta & Bedeschi 2008.
  3. ↑ APA do Planalto do Turvo – ISA, Informações gerais.
  4. ↑ APA do Rio Pardinho e do Rio Vermelho – ISA, Informações gerais.
  5. ↑ Parque Estadual Caverna do Diabo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-21
  6. ↑ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
  7. ↑ RDS dos Pinheirinhos (in Portuguese), WWF Brasil, retrieved 2016-11-25
  8. ↑ RDS Barreiro Anhemas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-25

Sources

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