Aguapeí State Park
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| Parque Estadual do Aguapeí | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Aguapeí river and state park during the flood period
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| Nearest city | Guaraçaí, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 21°13′37″S 51°29′29″W / 21.227005°S 51.491511°WCoordinates: 21°13′37″S 51°29′29″W / 21.227005°S 51.491511°W |
| Area | 9,044 hectares (22,350 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 2 July 1998 |
| Administrator | Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo |
The Aguapeí State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Aguapeí) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of floodplain in the Atlantic Forest biome, home to many water birds.
The Aguapeí State Park is divided between the municipalities of Castilho (2.57%), Guaraçaí (38.42%), Junqueirópolis (16.46%), Monte Castelo (18.73%), Nova Independência (21.58%) and São João do Pau d'Alho (2.24%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of 9,044 hectares (22,350 acres). The park is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream from the point where the Aguapeí River joins Paraná River. The park would be part of the proposed Trinational Biodiversity Corridor, which aims to provide forest connections between conservation units in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in the Upper Paraná ecoregion.
The park contains large areas of floodplain, and is flooded in the rainy season when the Aguapeí overflows its banks. It is in the Atlantic Forest biome and contains seasonal semi-deciduous forest. Plants typical of this environment include Albizia hasslerii, Aspidosperma polyneuron, Pterogyne nitens, Schizolobium parahyba, Handroanthus heptaphyllus, Tabebuia ochracea and Zeyheria tuberculosa. There are also areas of várzea vegetation.
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