Baixada Santista

{{Short description|Metropolitan area in São Paulo state}}

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| name = Santista Lowlands Metropolitan Region

| native_name = Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista

| settlement_type = Metropolitan Area

| image_skyline = SaoPaulo RM BaixadaSantista.svg

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| image_caption = Baixada Santista location in São Paulo state

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| pushpin_label = Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista

| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location in Brazil

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| population_as_of = 1.7 million

| established_title = Created

| established_date = 30 July 1996

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| subdivision_name = Brazil

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The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million. Its most populous city is Santos.{{cite web|url=http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/metro/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2012/11/30%20metro%20brazil%20economy/30%20brazil%20profiles%20en/Baixada%20Santista.pdf |title=Baixada Santista metropolitan area profile |work=Global Cities Initiative |publisher=Brookings |accessdate=11 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601141555/http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/metro/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2012/11/30%20metro%20brazil%20economy/30%20brazil%20profiles%20en/Baixada%20Santista.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2013 |df= }}

As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996. It consists of nine municipalities.[http://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/legislacao/lei.complementar/1996/lei.complementar-815-30.07.1996.html Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815]

The Baixada Santista is a major tourism region, especially for its numerous beaches. It also features the Port of Santos, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Cubatão, an industrial hub.