Piracaia
Municipality in São Paulo, Brazil
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Piracaia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. According to the 2022 Brazilian census, it had a population of 26,029, a population density of 67.51 inhabitants per square kilometre, and an area of 385.64 km2 (148.90 sq mi); its population was estimated at 26,795 in 2025.[1] The municipality was created in 1859 as Santo Antônio da Cachoeira, and its name was changed to Piracaia on 20 August 1906.[2]
Piracaia | |
|---|---|
Igreja das Almas in Piracaia | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Piracaia Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 23°3′14″S 46°21′29″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Henrique Rogério[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 385.64 km2 (148.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,029 |
• Estimate (2025) | 26,795 |
| • Density | 67.496/km2 (174.81/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piracaiense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.739[1] |
| Website | piracaia |
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In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when Telecomunicações de São Paulo took over.[3]
