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. The town is named after Epitácio Pessoa. The population is 44,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 1260 km². The elevation is 310 m. It is situated on the

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, which forms the border with

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here.

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.

Geography

The municipality contains the Lagoa São Paulo Reserve. It contains part of the Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942. It also contains 11% of the Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. 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).

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