Peruíbe

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Location in São Paulo state

Peruíbe

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 24°19′23″S 47°0′8″W / 24.32306°S 47.00222°WCoordinates: 24°19′23″S 47°0′8″W / 24.32306°S 47.00222°W

Country

Brazil

Area

• Total

324.55 km² (125.31 sq mi)

Population (2015)

• Total

65,226

• Density

200/km² (520/sq mi)

Time zone

BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Postal code

11750-xxx

Area code

+55-13

Website

www.peruibe.sp.gov.br

Peruíbe is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 65,226 (2015 est.) in an area of 324.55 square kilometres (125.31 sq mi). Peruíbe is located to the southwest of the city of São Paulo and west of Santos.

Peruíbe's urban area is entirely along the Atlantic Ocean fronting its famous beach which is one of the longest in the state. The urban area covers a small part of the municipality, with population growing steadily. Most of the area north of downtown Peruíbe is forested with trees, and is hilly or mountainous as part of the Serra do Mar. An Indian Reservation named Terra Indígena Piaçagüera (Piaçagüera Indigenous Land) which is home to the Guaraní tribe named Nhandhevá covers an area of 27.95 square kilometres (10.79 sq mi) with a perimeter of 38 km.

The municipality contains part of the Tupiniquins Ecological Station. It contains the 359 hectares (890 acres) Ilha do Ameixal Area of Relevant Ecological Interest created in 1985. It also contains a small part of the 84,425 hectares (208,620 acres) Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986. It contains the 5,040 hectares (12,500 acres) Itinguçu State Park, created in 2006. It contains 91% of the 1,487 hectares (3,670 acres) Barra do Una Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2006. The municipality contains the 33 hectares (82 acres) Ilhas Queimada Pequena e Queimada Grande Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985 to protect two islands off the coast. The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge protects two other islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the town.

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