Presidente Epitácio

Presidente Epitácio
Municipality
Paraná River in Presidente Epitácio
Location in São Paulo state
Presidente Epitácio Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°45′53″S 52°6′19″W / 21.76472°S 52.10528°W / -21.76472; -52.10528Coordinates: 21°45′53″S 52°6′19″W / 21.76472°S 52.10528°W / -21.76472; -52.10528
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Region
State	São Paulo
Area
• Total	1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	43,535
• Density	35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Presidente Epitácio is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The town is named after Epitácio Pessoa. The population is 43,535 (2015 est.) in an area of 1260 km². The elevation is 310 m. It is situated on the Paraná River, which forms the border with Mato Grosso do Sul here.

The municipality contains the 937 hectares (2,320 acres) Lagoa São Paulo Reserve. It contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942. It also contains 11% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.