Piquerobi, São Paulo

Piquerobi
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Piquerobi Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°52′2″S 51°43′43″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	483 km^2 (186 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	3,699
• Density	7.7/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Piquerobi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 3,699 (2020 est.) in an area of 483 km².^[2] The elevation is 440 m.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.^[3]

Map of the state of São Paulo (1948).

Geography

The municipality contains part of the 7,720 hectares (19,100 acres) Rio do Peixe State Park, created in 2002.^[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. "Municípios Paulistas". www.al.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
4. PES do Rio do Peixe (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-12
5. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
6. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.