Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area
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| Área de Proteção Ambiental de Guaratuba | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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BR-376 in the western part of the APA
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| Nearest city | Guaratuba, Paraná |
| Coordinates | 25°44′56″S 48°47′20″W / 25.749°S 48.789°WCoordinates: 25°44′56″S 48°47′20″W / 25.749°S 48.789°W |
| Area | 199,587 hectares (493,190 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental protection area |
| Created | 27 March 1992 |
| Administrator | Instituto Ambiental do Paraná |
The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental de Guaratuba) is an environmental protection area in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Guaratuba (66.7%), Matinhos (1.1%), Morretes (5.71%), Paranaguá (4.45%), São José dos Pinhais (12.38%) and Tijucas do Sul (9.67%) in Paraná. It has an area of 199,587 hectares (493,190 acres). The APA contains the Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park in its northeast and the Lagoa do Parado Municipal Nature Park and Boguaçu State Park in the southeast. It is part of the Lagamar Mosaic of conservation units.
Despite a lack of systematic study, 131 archaeological sites have been identified, typically sambaquis, or large accumulations of the shells of mollusks and crusaceans and the bones of fish. Of more recent date, the Caminho do Ambrósios was an important route by which Iberian settlers penetrated into the territory of Paraná.
The Guaratuba Environmental Protection Area was created by the governor of the state of Paraná through decree 1.234 of 27 March 1992. The objective was to reconcile rational use of the environmental resouces of the region and orderly occupation of the land with protection of the water resources, remnants of Atlantic Forest and mangroves, archaeological sites and diversity of fauna, to control tourist use and to guarantee the quality of life of the caiçaras communities and the local population.
The Guaratuba APA has a Köppen climate classification of Af(t) (Tropical rainforest climate), temperate/mesothermal, tropical rains, always humid. In the lowlands average temperatures are 21.1 °C (70.0 °F). In the Serra do Mar annual average temperatures range from 11.5 to 14 °C (52.7 to 57.2 °F).
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