Bananal, São Paulo Explained

Bananal
Official Name:Municipality of Bananal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Metropolitan Region
Subdivision Name3:Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mirian Ferreira de Oliveira Bruno (PP)
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:July 10, 1783
Area Total Km2:616.43
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:10,993
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-22.6839°N -44.3236°W
Elevation M:454
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.733 – high[2]
Website:www.bananal.sp.gov.br

Município da Estância Turística de Bananal is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[3] The population is 10,993 (2020 est.) in an area of 616.432NaN2.[4]

It borders three cities of Rio de Janeiro state (Barra Mansa to the north, Rio Claro to the east and Angra dos Reis to the south), as well as São José do Barreiro and Arapeí (both in São Paulo) to the west. It is the easternmost municipality in Sâo Paulo state.

It features a historical railway station imported from Belgium in 1888 and the Pharmácia Popular museum.

The municipality contains part of the Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.It also contains the Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987.

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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.

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

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/bananal/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  3. http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei.complementar/2012/lei.complementar-1166-09.01.2012.html Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  4. http://cod.ibge.gov.br/234WG Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  5. Web site: Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973. 2024-05-26. www.imprensaoficial.com.br. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Our History - Telefônica RI. 2024-05-26. Telefônica.