Bananal, São Paulo

Bananal
Municipality
Municipality of Bananal
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Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 22°41′02″S 44°19′25″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Settled	July 10, 1783
Government
• Mayor	Mirian Ferreira de Oliveira Bruno (PP)
Area
• Total	616.43 km2 (238.00 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,993
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.733 – high
Website	www.bananal.sp.gov.br

Município da Estância Turística de Bananal is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 10,993 (2020 est.) in an area of 616.43 km² (238.00 sq mi).

It borders three cities of Rio de Janeiro state (Barra Mansa to the north, Rio Claro to the east and Angra dos Reis to the south), as well as São José do Barreiro and Arapeí (both in São Paulo) to the west. It is the easternmost municipality in Sâo Paulo state.

It features a historical railway station imported from Belgium in 1888 and the Pharmácia Popular museum.

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. It also contains the 884 hectares (2,180 acres) Bananal Ecological Station, created in 1987.

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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. 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).