Cachoeira Paulista
Cachoeira Paulista | |
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Panoramic View | |
Location in São Paulo state | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′54″S 45°0′34″W / 22.66500°S 45.00944°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte |
| Area | |
• Total | 287.99 km2 (111.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 33,581 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Cachoeira Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte, in the Guaratinguetá Microregion.
It is located at latitude 22º39'54 "south and longitude 45º00'34" west, being at an altitude of 521 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was 33,581 inhabitants.
It has as bordering cities Cruzeiro to the north, Silveiras to the east, Lorena to the south and west and Canas to the southwest. People or things that come from or inhabit in Cachoeira Paulista are called "cachoeirense".
The Brazilian Decimetric Array radio telescope is situated in Cachoeira Paulista.
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.