Areias is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
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in
Brazil
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. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Metropolitan may refer to:
Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
* Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop
** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"
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. The population is 3,896 (2020 est.) in an area of 305.23 km
2. The elevation is 509 m.
The municipality contains part of the
, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the
Paraíba do Sul
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river.
Population history
Demographics
According to the 2000
IBGE
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Census, the population was 3,600, of which 2,452 were urban and 1,148 are rural. The average life expectancy for the municipality was 65.57 years. The literacy rate was at 84.97%.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by
Companhia Telefônica Brasileira
Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB) was a Brazilian fixed-line telephone company that provided services to the states of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (state), São Paulo, as well as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo thr ...
until 1973, when it began to be served by
Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the
Vivo brand in 2012.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).
See also
*
List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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References
External links
* http://www.areias.sp.gov.br
*
Areias on citybrazil.com.br*
*
Guia Vale do Paraíba - O que fazer em Areias
Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
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