The Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte () is an administrative division of the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It was created in 2012. It takes its name from the

Paraíba Valley The Paraíba Valley () is a landform that encompasses the regions: Paraíba Valley Metropolitan Region and Northern Coast, in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Sul-Fluminense Region, in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Jane ...

and the northern coast of São Paulo state. Its seat is in

São José dos Campos São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...

, the most populous municipality in the region. It consists of the following municipalities: * Aparecida * Arapeí * Areias * Bananal * Caçapava * Cachoeira Paulista *

Campos do Jordão Campos do Jordão () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 52,405 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is situated above ...

* Canas * Caraguatatuba * Cruzeiro * Cunha *

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is locate ...

* Igaratá *

Ilhabela Ilhabela (Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''Beautiful Island'') is an archipelago and city situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state in Brazil. The city is from the city of São Paulo and from the ...

* Jacareí * Jambeiro * Lagoinha * Lavrinhas * Miguela * Monteiro Lobato * Natividade da Serra * Paraibuna * Pindamonhangaba * Piquete * Potim * Queluz * Redenção da Serra * Roseira * Santa Branca * Santo Antônio do Pinhal * São Bento do Sapucaí * São José do Barreiro *

* São Luiz do Paraitinga * São Sebastião * Silveiras * Taubaté * Tremembé * Ubatuba

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