Jambeiro

Jambeiro
Location in São Paulo state
Jambeiro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°15′13″S 45°41′16″W / 23.25361°S 45.68778°W / -23.25361; -45.68778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast Brazil
StateSão Paulo
Metropolitan RegionVale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total
184.41 km2 (71.20 sq mi)
Elevation
695 m (2,280 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
 • Total
6,717
 • Density36.42/km2 (94.34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Jambeiro 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 6,717 (2020 est.) in an area of 184.41 km2. The elevation is 695 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.