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| name                    = Piquete
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
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| image_flag              = Piquete_bandeira.png
| image_shield            = Piquete_brasao.png
| image_map               = SaoPaulo Municip Piquete.svg
| map_caption             = Location in São Paulo state
| pushpin_map             = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Brazil 
| coordinates             = {{coord|22|36|50|S|45|10|33|W|region:BR_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_type1       = Region
| subdivision_name1       = [[Southeast Brazil]]
| subdivision_type2       = State
| subdivision_name2       = [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
| subdivision_type3       = Metropolitan Region
| subdivision_name3       = [[Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte|Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte]]
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = Prefect
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| area_total_km2          = 176.00
| elevation_m             = 645
| population_total        = 13,575
| population_as_of        = 2020 <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/piquete/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref>
| population_density_km2  = auto
| timezone1               = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]]
| utc_offset1             = &minus;3
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'''Piquete''' is a municipality in the state of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in [[Brazil]]. It is part of the [[Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte]].<ref>[http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei.complementar/2012/lei.complementar-1166-09.01.2012.html Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 1.166]</ref> The population is 13,575 (2020 est.) in an area of 176.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://cod.ibge.gov.br/8VV Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]</ref> The elevation is 645 m.

The municipality contains part of the {{convert|292000|ha|adj=on}} [[Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area]], created in 1982 to protect the sources of the [[Paraíba do Sul]] river.<ref>{{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=Portuguese
 |title=Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente
 |url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=1521|accessdate=2016-10-01}}</ref>

== Media ==
In telecommunications, the city was served by [[:pt:Companhia_de_Telecomunicações_do_Estado_de_São_Paulo|Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo]] until 1975, when it began to be served by [[:pt:Telecomunicações_de_São_Paulo|Telecomunicações de São Paulo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imprensaoficial.com.br/DO/BuscaDO2001Documento_11_4.aspx?link=/1973/ineditoriais/abril/24/p1/pag_0054_DUI6O3SN7V5CNe7E7ANSRTTG04F.pdf&pagina=54&data=24/04/1973&caderno=Ineditoriais&paginaordenacao=100054|title=Creation of Telesp - April 12, 1973|access-date=2024-05-26|website=www.imprensaoficial.com.br|language=Portuguese}}</ref> In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the [[Vivo (telecommunications company)|Vivo]] brand in 2012.<ref name=":vivo" />

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).<ref name=":vivo">{{Cite web|url=https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en/the-company/our-history/|title=Our History - Telefônica RI|access-date=2024-05-26|website=Telefônica}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in São Paulo]]

==References==
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{{Municipalities of São Paulo}}

[[Category:Municipalities in Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte]]

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