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Santa Rita do Passa Quatro

Coordinates: 21°42′37″S 47°28′41″W / 21.71028°S 47.47806°W / -21.71028; -47.47806
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Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Municipality
Flag of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Flag
Coat of arms of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
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Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is located in Brazil
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°42′37″S 47°28′41″W / 21.71028°S 47.47806°W / -21.71028; -47.47806
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total
754 km2 (291 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
27,600
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Santa Rita do Passa Quatro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Elevation is 748 metres (2,454 ft).

The population is 27,600 (2020 estimate) in an area of 754 square kilometres (291 sq mi).[2]

The municipality holds the Cerrado Pé de Gigante Area of Relevant Ecological Interest and the Buriti de Vassununga Area of Relevant Ecological Interest.[3][4] It contains the 2,071 hectares (5,120 acres) Vassununga State Park, established in 1970, which contains what may be the oldest tree in Brazil.[5]

A species of amphisbaenian, Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, is named after the municipality.[6][7]

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In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[8] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[9]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Pé-de-Gigante (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-11
  4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Vassununga (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-11
  5. ^ Parque do Vassununga (in Portuguese), Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, retrieved 2016-11-29
  6. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("St. Rita", p. 257).
  7. ^ Species Amphisbaena sanctaeritae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  8. ^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  9. ^ "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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