São José do Vale do Rio Preto
São José do Vale do Rio Preto | |
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Flag Seal | |
Within Rio de Janeiro state | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′03″S 42°55′26″W / 22.15083°S 42.92389°W | |
| Established | 15/12/1987 |
| 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 | 91.336/km2 (236.56/sq mi) |
| Demonym | valeriopretano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | sjvriopreto |
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-hectare (850-acre) Pedra das Flores Natural Monument, created in 2005.[3] It contains the 13,223-hectare (32,670-acre) Maravilha Environmental Protection Area and the 1,979-hectare (4,890-acre) 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]
São José do Vale borders the municipalities of Sapucaia, Areal, and Chiador, and is located 29 km northeast of Teresópolis.[6]
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
- ^ "São José do Vale do Rio Preto - Informações sobre o município e a prefeitura". www.cidade-brasil.com.br. Retrieved 2023-05-26.