Ilha Comprida | |
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Location in São Paulo state | |
| Coordinates:24°44′28″S47°32′24″W / 24.74111°S 47.54000°W /-24.74111; -47.54000 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | São Paulo |
| Area | |
• Total | 196.567 km2 (75.895 sq mi) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 13,419 |
| • Density | 68.267/km2 (176.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Ilha Comprida (Portuguese for "Long Island") is amunicipality in thestate ofSão Paulo inBrazil. Stretching southwest along theAtlantic coast of the state, it is coextensive with thebarrier island of Ilha Comprida, the longest of its kind in the state (74 kilometres [46 mi]). The municipality was founded in 1993 after the merger of the parts of Ilha Comprida that belonged to the city ofCananéia with the sections of the island that were administered by the city ofIguape.[2]
The Ilha Comprida has an average annual temperature of 24 °C. The population is 13,419 (2022) in an area of 196.567km2.[3] The island is covered by theIlha Comprida Environmental Protection Area, which defines zoning and allowable land use in an effort to reduce environmental damage from human occupation.[4] The municipality contains 55% of the 455-hectare (1,120-acre)Guará Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 2008.[5] It is part of theIguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex.[6]
Due to its importance and because it is completely located in anenvironmental protection area, Ilha Comprida was declared aBiosphere Reserve byUNESCO. It preserves the lastdunes in the state.[7]
In telecommunications, the city was served byTelecomunicações de São Paulo.[8] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted theVivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[9]
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