Capão Bonito

Capão Bonito
Municipality
Igreja Matriz
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Capão Bonito Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°0′21″S 48°20′58″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area [1]
• Total	1,640 km^2 (630 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	47,118
• Density	29/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)

Capão Bonito is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 47,118 (2020 est.) in an area of 1640 km².[1] The elevation is 705 m.

Geography

The municipality contains part of the 37,644 hectares (93,020 acres) Carlos Botelho State Park, created in 1982.[3] It contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area, created in 1984.[4] It also contains the 22,269 hectares (55,030 acres) Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, created in 2012.[5]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[6] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.[7]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in São Paulo

References

1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
2. IBGE 2020
3. Sobre o Parque (in Portuguese), SAP: Sistema Ambiental Paulista, retrieved 2016-12-07
4. APA da Serra do Mar (APA) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-08
5. Alckmin, Geraldo; Covas, Bruno (22 June 2012), "Decreto nº 58.148, de 21 de Junho de 2012", Diário Oficial (in Portuguese), 122 (116), Government of São Paulo, retrieved 2016-12-06
6. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
7. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.