Capão Bonito is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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. The population is 47,118 (2020 est.) in an area of 1640 km².
[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]
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Geography
The municipality contains part of the Carlos Botelho State Park
The Carlos Botelho State Park () is a state park is the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It protects a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest. The park contains more than half of Brazil's remaining population of endangered southern muriqui, the largest ...
, created in 1982.
It contains part of the Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area
The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It controls land use in an extensive area of Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Mar range.
Location
The Serra do Mar Enviro ...
, created in 1984.
It also contains the Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, created in 2012.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
See also
* List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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References
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