Areias, São Paulo
Areias | |
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| Municipality of Areias | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in São Paulo | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′48″S 44°41′50″W / 22.58000°S 44.69722°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulo Henrique de Souza Coutinho (MDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 305.23 km2 (117.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,896 |
| • Density | 12.76/km2 (33.06/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3:30 (BRT) |
| Area code | +55 12 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.697 – medium |
| Website | areias |
Areias is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 3,896 (2020 est.) in an area of 305.23 km2. The elevation is 509 m.
The municipality contains part of the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.