Piquete

For the Colombian food known as piquete, see piqueteadero.

Piquete
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in São Paulo state
Piquete Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°36′50″S 45°10′33″W / 22.61389°S 45.17583°W / -22.61389; -45.17583
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Brazil
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
• Total	176.00 km^2 (67.95 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	13,575
• Density	77.131/km^2 (199.77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Piquete 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.^[2] The population is 13,575 (2020 est.) in an area of 176.00 km².^[3] The elevation is 645 m.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.^[4]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[5] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[6]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[6]

See also

• List of municipalities in São Paulo

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
3. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
4. Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01
5. "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
6. "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.