Areias, São Paulo
Areias | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Areias | |
Location in São Paulo | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′48″S 44°41′50″W / 22.58000°S 44.69722°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulo Henrique de Souza Coutinho (MDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 305.23 km2 (117.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 509 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,896 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3:30 (BRT) |
| Area code | +55 12 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.697 – medium |
| Website | areias |
Areias 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 3,896 (2020 est.) in an area of 305.23 km2. The elevation is 509 m.
The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.