Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Elevation is 748 metres (2,454 ft).
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro | |
---|---|
| |
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 21°42′37″S 47°28′41″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | São Paulo |
Area | |
• Total | 754 km2 (291 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 27,600 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
The population is 27,600 (2020 estimate) in an area of 754 square kilometres (291 sq mi).[2]
The municipality holds the Cerrado Pé de Gigante Area of Relevant Ecological Interest and the Buriti de Vassununga Area of Relevant Ecological Interest.[3][4] It contains the 2,071 hectares (5,120 acres) Vassununga State Park, established in 1970, which contains what may be the oldest tree in Brazil.[5]
A species of amphisbaenian, Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, is named after the municipality.[6][7]
References
- IBGE 2020
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Pé-de-Gigante (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-11
- Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Vassununga (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-11
- Parque do Vassununga (in Portuguese), Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, retrieved 2016-11-29
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("St. Rita", p. 257).
- Species Amphisbaena sanctaeritae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.