São José do Vale do Rio Preto
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São José do Vale do Rio Preto | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() Within Rio de Janeiro state | |
Coordinates: 22°09′03″S 42°55′26″W / 22.15083°S 42.92389°WCoordinates: 22°09′03″S 42°55′26″W / 22.15083°S 42.92389°W | |
Government | |
• Prefect | Adilson Faraco Brügger de Oliveira |
Area | |
• Total | 239.950 km2 (92.645 sq mi) |
Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 21,916 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | valeriopretano |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
São José do Vale do Rio Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈzɛ du ˈvali du ˈʁi.u ˈpɾetu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 21,916 (2020) and its area is 240 km².[2]
The municipality contains the 346 hectares (850 acres) Pedra das Flores Natural Monument, created in 2005.[3] It contains the 13,223 hectares (32,670 acres) Maravilha Environmental Protection Area and the 1,979 hectares (4,890 acres) Araponga Municipal Nature Park, both created in 2006.[4] It is part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[5]
References[]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE - [1]
- ^ Mosaico de unidades de conservação da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense - RJ (PDF) (in Portuguese), RBMA, retrieved 2016-10-06
- ^ Coutinho, Bruno; Freitas, Leonardo (2010), Projeto Mosaicos do Corredor da Serra do Mar (IA-RBMA / CEPF) Justificativa de Criação (PDF) (in Portuguese), RBMA, retrieved 2016-10-07
- ^ Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, p. 13, retrieved 2016-10-02
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