Silveiras is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[2] The population is 6,339 (2020 est.) in an area of 414.78 km².[3] The elevation is 615 m.
Silveiras | |
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Silveiras Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 22°39′50″S 44°51′10″W / 22.66389°S 44.85278°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | São Paulo |
Metrop. region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
Area | |
• Total | 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 524 m (1,719 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 6,339 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 12690-xxx |
Area code | (00)55-12 |
Website | www |
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.[4]