Piraju

Piraju
Location in São Paulo state
Piraju
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°11′37″S 49°23′2″W / 23.19361°S 49.38389°W / -23.19361; -49.38389
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total
504.5 km2 (194.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 )
  Total
29,970
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Piraju is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 29,970 (2021 est.) in an area of 504.5 km². The elevation is 646 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning "yellow fish".