Gália

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in São Paulo state

22°17′29″S 49°33′10″W / 22.29139°S 49.55278°W / -22.29139; -49.55278CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloArea

• Total356 km² (137 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total6,482 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Gália is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 6,482 (2020 est.) in an area of 356 km².^[2] The elevation is 561 m.

The municipality contains 80% of the 2,176 hectares (5,380 acres) Caetetus Ecological Station, created in 1976.^[3]

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.^[4] In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.^[5]

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).^[5]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ ESEC dos Caetetus "Olavo Amaral Ferraz" (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-20
^ "Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973". www.imprensaoficial.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
^ ^a ^b "Our History - Telefônica RI". Telefônica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.