Redenção da Serra

Redenção da Serra
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Redenção da Serra

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 23°16′1″S 45°32′12″W / 23.26694°S 45.53667°W / -23.26694; -45.53667Coordinates: 23°16′1″S 45°32′12″W / 23.26694°S 45.53667°W / -23.26694; -45.53667
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Metrop. region Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total 309.44 km2 (119.48 sq mi)
Elevation 730 m (2,400 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 3,930
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 12170-xxx
Area code +55-12
Website www.redencaodaserra.sp.gov.br

Redenção da Serra (Portuguese for Redemption of the mountains) is a municipality (município) in the eastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte.[1] The population is 3,930 (2015 est.) in an area of 309.44 km².[2] The elevation is 730 m.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[3]

History

The modern history of Redenção da Serra goes back to the start of the nineteenth century. As the gold mines of Minas Gerais became depleted the focus of the Brazilian economy shifted towards the Paraíba Valley and the production of coffee. The growth of the coffee monoculture drove rapid economic growth, leading to expansion and prosperity for a number of urban centers such as Taubaté, Pindamonhangaba, Guaratinguetá, Lorena and Bananal.

References

  1. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  2. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
 Caçapava Taubaté
Jambeiro São Luís do Paraitinga
   Redenção da Serra  
Paraibuna Natividade da Serra


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