Santana de Parnaíba | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Santana de Parnaíba |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -23.4439°N -46.9178°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast Brazil |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Name3: | São Paulo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 179.95 |
Population Total: | 142,301 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Phone code |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.814 – very high[2] |
Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[3] The population is 142,301 (2020 est.) in an area of .[4] It was founded in 1625 near the Tietê River by Susana Dias, an important Bandeirante (Brazilian pioneers) wife. It was the birthplace of prominent Bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho, and of Warwick Estevam Kerr.
The word Parnaíba means rocky river.
The municipality contains and administers the 367ha Tamboré Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit.
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, 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.
The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).[6]