Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area
| Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area | |
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| Área de Proteção Ambiental Mananciais da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Paraíba do Sul | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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| Coordinates | 23°12′28″S 46°06′56″W / 23.207886°S 46.115684°WCoordinates: 23°12′28″S 46°06′56″W / 23.207886°S 46.115684°W |
| Area | 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental protection area |
| Created | 13 September 1982 |
| Administrator | Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |
The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Mananciais da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Paraíba do Sul) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area has an area of about 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres). In São Paulo it covers parts of the municipalities of Areias, Arujá, Bananal, Cachoeira Paulista, Cruzeiro, Guaratinguetá, Guarulhos, Igaratá, Jacareí, Jambeiro, Lavrinhas, Monteiro Lobato, Natividade da Serra, Paraibuna, Piquete, Queluz, Redenção da Serra, Santa Branca, Santa Isabel, Silveiras, São José do Barreiro, São José dos Campos and Taubaté.
Altitudes range from 500 to 2,500 metres (1,600 to 8,200 ft). Temperatures range from 0 to 43 °C (32 to 109 °F) with an average of 16 °C (61 °F). The APA contains the Paraibuna, Santa Branca and Rio Jaguari reservoirs. It cover parts of the basins of the Paraitinga and Paraibuna rivers, tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul, as well as the basins of the Jaguari, Buquira, Una, Bocaina and Bananal rivers.
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