Piracaia

Piracaia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 27,462 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is 792 m. The municipality was established in 1859 as Santo Antônio da Cachoeira, and its name was changed to Piracaia on 20 August 1906.

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Settlement.official_name: Piracaia
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao_de_Piracaia.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_de_Piracaia-SP,_Brasil.jpg
Settlement.image_skyline: 100px
Settlement.image_caption: Igreja das Almas in Piracaia
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Piracaia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in São Paulo state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: São Paulo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: piracaiense
Country: Brazil
Located in: São Paulo
Population: 18999
Area: 384.729
Elevation: 792
Shares border with: Nazaré Paulista
Official website: www.piracaia.sp.gov.br
Image: Igreja das Almas, Piracaia-SP.jpg
Dialing code: 11

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Commons category: Piracaia
Human Development Index: 0.792
electorate: 19107

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==Media== In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when Telecomunicações de São Paulo took over.

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