Jacupiranga
Municipality
Coat of arms of Jacupiranga
Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Jacupiranga is located in Brazil
Jacupiranga
Jacupiranga
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°41′33″S 48°0′8″W / 24.69250°S 48.00222°W / -24.69250; -48.00222
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total704 km2 (272 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total17,889
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Jacupiranga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,889 (2020 est.) in an area of 704 km².[2] The elevation is 33 m.

The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008.[3]

Toponym

"Jacupiranga" is a Tupi term that means "red guan", through the combination of the terms ya'ku ("guan") and pyrang ("red").The guans are birds of the genus Penelope, from the Cracidae family.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ Zanchetta, Inês; Bedeschi, Luciana (28 February 2008), Mosaico do Jacupiranga, no Vale do Ribeira, agora é lei (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, archived from the original on 2016-11-21, retrieved 2016-11-20
  4. ^ "Penelope Merrem 1786 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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