São Paulo metropolitan area

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Metropolitan Region of São Paulo
Grande São Paulo
São Paulo metropolitan area
Satellite image 2010
Satellite image 2010
Metropolitan Area São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo metropolitan area
São Paulo metropolitan area
Coordinates 23 ° 33 ′  S , 46 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 23 ° 33 ′  S , 46 ° 38 ′  W
The area of ​​the São Paulo metropolitan area in the state of São Paulo
The area of ​​the São Paulo metropolitan area in the state of São Paulo
founding June 8, 1973
Basic data
Country Brazil
State São Paulo
ISO 3166-2 BR-SP
structure 39 cities
surface 7,946.8 km²
Residents 19,683,975 (2010)
density 2477  Ew. / km²
estimate 21,571,281 (last July 1, 2018)
Time zone UTC −3
economy
GDP 947,609  thousand R $
47,157 R $ per person 
(2013)
HDI 0.794 (2010)

The metropolitan region of São Paulo ( Portuguese Região Metropolitana de São Paulo ), also known as Grande São Paulo, comprises 39 cities in the Brazilian state of São Paulo , which have grown together to form a single urban agglomeration due to the strong population growth in the 20th century . With over 21.5 million inhabitants, Grande São Paulo is the eleventh largest urban agglomeration in the world, and it ranks first within the metropolitan regions in Brazil .

For 2018, the population was estimated at 21,571,281 million, which is more than 10% of the Brazilian population.

The city of São Paulo also ranks sixth in the world in terms of population. In the immediate vicinity of the metropolitan region of São Paulo there are further urban agglomerations around the cities of Campinas and Santos with the metropolitan regions of Campinas and Baixada Santista . A process of conurbation can be observed around the cities of São José dos Campos , Sorocaba and Jundiaí . Together with the metropolitan region of São Paulo, almost 32.2 million people live in this area known as the Complexo Metropolitano Expandido .

Subregions

Political map of the sub-regions
(Source: Supplementary Law No. 1139 of June 16, 2011)
  • North (sub-região norte);
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  • East (sub-região leste);
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  • Southeast (Sub-região sudeste);
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  • Southwest (Sub-região sudoeste);
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  • West (Sub-região oeste);
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  • City of São Paulo with sub-regions.
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    The ABC Paulista industrial region , an amalgamation of seven cities, is also located within the metropolitan region .

    See also

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ RM - São Paulo , Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Retrieved August 12, 2017 (Portuguese).
    2. ↑ a b IBGE : Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 ° de julho de 2018. (PDF; 2.6 MB) In: ibge.gov.br. 2018, accessed on November 3, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese, addition of the individual cities in the metropolitan area).
    3. ↑ Demographia World Urban Areas (11th annual Edition January 2015) . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
    4. ↑ Os eixos de desenvolvimento ea estruturação urbano-industrial do estado de São Paulo, Brazil . www.ub.es. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
    5. ^ Lei Complementar 1.139 / 2011 . Retrieved August 12, 2017 (Portuguese).