Santa Branca
Santa Branca | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in São Paulo state | |
Santa Branca Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′48″S 45°53′2″W / 23.39667°S 45.88389°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metrop. region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Area | |
• Total | 272.24 km2 (105.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 14,857 |
| • Density | 54.573/km2 (141.34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 12380-000 |
| Area code | +55-12 |
| Website | www |
Santa Branca 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 14,857 (2020 est.) in an area of 272.24 km2. The elevation is 648 m. The Rodovia Governador Carvalho Pinto (SP-070) passes north of Santa Branca.
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.