Santana de Parnaíba
Santana de Parnaíba | |
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| Municipality of Santana de Parnaíba | |
Church in Santana de Parnaíba | |
Location in São Paulo state | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′38″S 46°55′4″W / 23.44389°S 46.91778°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 179.95 km2 (69.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 142,301 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.814 – very high |
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Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 142,301 (2020 est.) in an area of 179.95 km2 (69.48 sq mi). It was founded in 1625 near the Tietê River by Susana Dias, an important Bandeirante (Brazilian pioneers) wife. It was the birthplace of prominent Bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho, and of Warwick Estevam Kerr.
The word Parnaíba means rocky river.
The municipality contains and administers the 367-hectare (910-acre) Tamboré Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit.