Euclides da Cunha Paulista

Euclides da Cunha Paulista
Municipality
Location in São Paulo state
Euclides da Cunha Paulista Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°33′41″S 52°35′25″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	574 km^2 (222 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	9,325
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Euclides da Cunha Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is named after Euclides da Cunha, a Brazilian writer. The population is 9,325 (2020 est.) in an area of 574 km².^[2] The elevation is 265 m.

The municipality contains 30% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.^[3] It also contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.^[4]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[6]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
3. ESEC Mico Leão Preto (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-06
4. Pontal do Paranapanema (in Portuguese), IBAMA: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, retrieved 2016-11-13
5. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
6. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-04.