Monteiro Lobato, São Paulo

Monteiro Lobato
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Monteiro Lobato

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 22°57′24″S 45°50′23″W / 22.95667°S 45.83972°W / -22.95667; -45.83972Coordinates: 22°57′24″S 45°50′23″W / 22.95667°S 45.83972°W / -22.95667; -45.83972
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Brazil
State São Paulo
Metropolitan Region Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
 • Total 332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 4,467
 • Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2)

Monteiro Lobato 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.[1] The population is 4,467 (2015 est.) in an area of 332.74 km2 (128.47 sq mi).[2]

The municipality was named in honor of Brazilian writer José Bento Monteiro Lobato, who was born in the nearby city of Taubaté, and had a farm in the area of the municipality.

References

  1. ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166
  2. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

External links

 Sapucaí-Mirim (MG), Santo Antônio do Pinhal (SP)
São José dos Campos Caçapava
   Monteiro Lobato  
Tremembé and Taubaté


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