Miracatu

Miracatu
Location in São Paulo state
Miracatu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°16′51″S 47°27′36″W / 24.28083°S 47.46000°W / -24.28083; -47.46000
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total
1,001 km2 (386 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 )
 • Total
19,643
 • Density19.62/km2 (50.82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Miracatu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 19,643 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,001 km2 (386 sq mi). The elevation is 27 m.

The municipality contains part of the 488,865-hectare (1,208,010-acre) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984. It contains a small part of the 84,425-hectare (208,620-acre) Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.