Mirante do Paranapanema is a city in the western part of the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
, in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is part of the
microregion of Presidente Prudente. The population is 18,338 (2020 est.) in an area of 1239 km². The altitude is 448 m. It is situated near the
Paranapanema River
The Paranapanema River (Portuguese language, Portuguese, ''Rio Paranapanema'') is one of the most important rivers of the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The river forms most of the boundary between the states of ...
, which forms the border with the state of
Paraná here.
The municipality contains part of the
Great Pontal Reserve
The Great Pontal Reserve ( pt, Grande Reserva do Pontal), formally called the Pontal do Paranapanema State Reserve ( pt, Reserva Estadual Pontal do Paranapanema), is an ecological reserve is the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It was created in 1942, ...
, created in 1942.
References
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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