Presidente Epitácio

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
Municipality
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/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-02:00 (BRST)

History

The municipality was created by state law in 1948.^[3]

Map of the state of São Paulo (1948).

Geography

The municipality contains the 937 hectares (2,320 acres) Lagoa São Paulo Reserve.^[4] It contains part of the 246,800 hectares (610,000 acres) Great Pontal Reserve, created in 1942.^[5] It also contains 11% of the 6,677 hectares (16,500 acres) 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]

See also

• List of municipalities in São Paulo