Santa Branca is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[2] The population is 14,857 (2020 est.) in an area of 272.24 km².[3] The elevation is 648 m. The Rodovia Governador Carvalho Pinto (SP-070) passes north of Santa Branca.

Santa Branca
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Santa Branca Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°23′48″S 45°53′2″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Metrop. region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
• Total	272.24 km2 (105.11 sq mi)
Elevation	648 m (2,126 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	14,857
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Postal code	12380-000
Area code	+55-12
Website	www.santabranca.sp.gov.br

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]

References

External links

• (in Portuguese) http://www.santabranca.sp.gov.br
• (in Portuguese) citybrazil.com.br
• (in Portuguese) Santa Branca on Explorevale

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