Greater São Paulo
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A simulated-colour satellite image of the Metropolitan Region São Paulo (centre), and Metropolitan Region Baixada Santista and associated Microregions and Metropolitan Areas that makes up the looser definition of Greater São Paulo.
A simulated-colour satellite image of the Metropolitan Region São Paulo (centre), and Metropolitan Region Baixada Santista and associated Microregions and Metropolitan Areas that makes up the looser definition of Greater São Paulo.

The Greater São Paulo (Grande São Paulo, in Portuguese) is a nonspecific term for the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil.

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1. A legally defined specific term, Região Metropolitana São Paulo (RMSP), one definition for Metropolitan São Paulo, consists of 39 municipalities, including the capital, São Paulo.

The RMSP of São Paulo is known as a financial and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 19.8 million inhabitants. The largest municipalities are Guarulhos with a population of more than 1.2 million people, plus several municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, such as São Bernardo do Campo (703,000 inh.) and Santo André (649,000 inh.) in the ABC Region. The ABC Region in the south of Grande São Paulo is an important location for industrial corporations, such as Volkswagen and Ford.

2. The extended metropolitan area of São Paulo (Complexo Metropolitano Estendido de São Paulo) consists of the contiguous entities:

Legally Defined District Population (2006 IBGE estimate) Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Microregion of Sorocaba(pt) 1,313,295 4,202 312.54
Microregion of Jundiai(pt) 597,997 802.5 745.2
Baixada Santista or Santos(RMBS, pt) 1,666,453 2,422 687.8
Metro Region Campinas(pt) 2,620,909 3,645.6 837.1
Microregion São José dos Campos(pt) 1,386,456 4,046 342.6
Metropolitan Region São Paulo(RMSP, pt) 19,677,506 7,943.8 2,477
CME São Paulo (Extended Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo) 27,259,000 23,061.9 1,180

RMSP Statistics

  • Territorial area: 8,051 km²
  • Urban area: 2,139 km²
  • Population: 19,677,506[1]
  • Latitude: 23 533S
  • Longitude: 46 617W

Municipalities in RMSP

Greater São Paulo at night
Greater São Paulo at night

The 39 municipalities of the area are:

  1. Arujá
  2. Barueri
  3. Biritiba-Mirim
  4. Cajamar
  5. Caieiras
  6. Carapicuíba
  7. Cotia
  8. Diadema
  9. Embu
  10. Embu-Guaçu
  11. Ferraz de Vasconcelos
  12. Francisco Morato
  13. Franco da Rocha
  14. Guararema
  15. Guarulhos
  16. Itapevi
  17. Itaquaquecetuba
  18. Itapecerica da Serra
  19. Jandira
  20. Juquitiba
  21. Mairiporã
  22. Mauá
  23. Mogi das Cruzes
  24. Osasco
  25. Pirapora do Bom Jesus
  26. Poá
  27. Ribeirão Pires
  28. Rio Grande da Serra
  29. Salesópolis
  30. Santa Isabel
  31. Santana de Parnaíba
  32. Santo André
  33. São Bernardo do Campo
  34. São Caetano do Sul
  35. São Lourenço da Serra
  36. São Paulo
  37. Suzano
  38. Taboão da Serra
  39. Vargem Grande Paulista

For more details about São Caetano do Sul, Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo see ABC Region.

Transport

Being the most industrialized region of the country as well as the most populated, the transportation plays an important role. The main higways of the area are:

Notes and references

  1. ^ IBGE (Brazilian Geographic and Statistical Institute) estimate for July 1, 2006

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