Bananal, São Paulo

{{Short description|Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil}}

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|official_name = Municipality of Bananal

|settlement_type = Municipality

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|image5 = Solar Comendador Aguiar Valim 01.jpg

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|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Southeast

|subdivision_type2 = State

|subdivision_name2 = {{flag|São Paulo}}

|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

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|area_total_km2 = 616.43

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|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 10,993

|population_footnotes = [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/bananal/panorama IBGE 2020]

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = BRT

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|elevation_m = 454

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|blank_info = 0.733 – high{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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|website = [http://www.bananal.sp.gov.br/ www.bananal.sp.gov.br]

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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.[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] The population is 10,993 (2020 est.) in an area of {{convert|616.43|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on}}.[http://cod.ibge.gov.br/234WG Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]

Geography

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 {{convert|292000|ha}} Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=Portuguese

|title=Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente

|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=1521|accessdate=2016-10-01}}

It also contains the {{convert|884|ha}} Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987.{{citation|ref={{harvid|ESEC de Bananal – ISA}}|language=Portuguese

|title=ESEC de Bananal|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental

|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/582902|accessdate=2016-09-22}}

Media

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imprensaoficial.com.br/DO/BuscaDO2001Documento_11_4.aspx?link=/1973/ineditoriais/abril/24/p1/pag_0054_DUI6O3SN7V5CNe7E7ANSRTTG04F.pdf&pagina=54&data=24/04/1973&caderno=Ineditoriais&paginaordenacao=100054|title=Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973|access-date=2024-05-26|website=www.imprensaoficial.com.br|language=Portuguese}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en/the-company/our-history/|title=Our History - Telefônica RI|access-date=2024-05-26|website=Telefônica}}

See also

References

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{{Municipalities of São Paulo}}

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Category:Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte

Category:Populated places established in 1783

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