Presidente Epitácio
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Presidente Epitácio is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The town is named after Epitácio Pessoa. The population is 44,389 (2020 est.) in an area of 1260 km2.[2] The elevation is 310 m. It is situated on the Paraná River, which forms the border with Mato Grosso do Sul here.
Presidente Epitácio | |
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Paraná River in Presidente Epitácio | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in São Paulo state | |
  Presidente Epitácio Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 21°45′53″S 52°6′19″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,260 km2 (490 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 44,389 |
| • Density | 35.2/km2 (91.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
| Website | http://www.presidenteepitacio.sp.gov.br/ |
History
The municipality was created by state law in 1948 and named after Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil.[3]
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Geography
The municipality contains the 937-hectare (2,320-acre) Lagoa São Paulo Reserve.[4] It contains part of the 246,800-hectare (610,000-acre) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.[5] It also contains 11% of the 6,677-hectare (16,500-acre) Mico Leão Preto Ecological Station, established in 2002.[6]
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.[7] 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).[8]
Transportation
Presidente Epitácio is served by Geraldo Moacir Bordon State Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Presidente Epitácio, elevation 308 m (1,010 ft), (2014–2021 normals, extremes 2014–2022) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.9 (102.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.0 (87.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 173.3 (6.82) |
158.1 (6.22) |
108.5 (4.27) |
53.4 (2.10) |
77.1 (3.04) |
50.9 (2.00) |
33.1 (1.30) |
50.9 (2.00) |
65.6 (2.58) |
128.3 (5.05) |
108.0 (4.25) |
139.6 (5.50) |
1,146.8 (45.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.4 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 14.1 | 94.2 |
| Source: Centro Integrado de Informações Agrometeorológicas[9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||
