Jambeiro

Jambeiro
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Jambeiro

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 23°15′13″S 45°41′16″W / 23.25361°S 45.68778°W / -23.25361; -45.68778Coordinates: 23°15′13″S 45°41′16″W / 23.25361°S 45.68778°W / -23.25361; -45.68778
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Brazil
State São Paulo
Metropolitan Region Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
  Total 184.41 km2 (71.20 sq mi)
Elevation 695 m (2,280 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 6,092
  Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2)

Jambeiro 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.[1] The population is 6,092 (2015 est.) in an area of 184.41 km².[2] The elevation is 695 m.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[3]

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