Salesópolis

Salesópolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 17,252 (2020 est.) in an area of 424.997 km².[3] Salesópolis sits at an elevation of 850 metres (2,790 ft). It is noted for being the source of the Tietê River.[4]

Salesópolis
Municipality
Aerial view of Salesópolis
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Salesópolis
Salesópolis
Location of Salesópolis
Coordinates: 23°50′46″S 46°37′47″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
Government
  MayorVanderlon Oliveira Gomes (PL)
Area
  Total424.997 km2 (164.092 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total17,252
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
HDI (2000)0,748 – medium
WebsiteSalesópolis

Salesópolis was founded in the 19th century as São José do Paraitinga, and later became the parish of Santana de Mogi das Cruzes in 1838. The parish was elevated to municipality status on March 24, 1857, but renamed Salesópolis in 1905 after a visit of the president of Brazil, Campos Sales (1841-1913).[4]

The Tietê River flows in the northern part of the municipality, and much of the southern part of the municipality is mountainous, heavily forested, and inaccessible. The Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) of Salesópolis were largely destroyed in the late 19th and early 20th century, but 96 ha of the municipality are now protected as part of the Boracéia Biological Station, a unit of the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo established in 1954. Salesópolis is home to the Buchenavia rabelloana, a species of plant in the Combretaceae family. The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5][6]

Population history

YearPopulation
200315,283
200415,294
201516,688

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011
  3. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  4. "Salesópolis" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  5. Silva, N.M.F. (1998). "Buchenavia rabelloana". Brasília, Brazil: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  6. "Estação Biológica de Boracéia" (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


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