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Greater São Paulo

{{Short description|Place in Brazil}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Greater São Paulo

| native_name = Grande São Paulo

| image_skyline = São_Paulo_satellite_image,_Landsat-5_2010-04-18_(cropped).jpg

| image_caption = Metropolitan Region São Paulo (RMSP) encompasses the central built up section and does not include nearby built-up areas also seen on this map, the microregions Baixada Santista (south coast), Jundiaí (north), and São José dos Campos (east), which comprise parts of its extended metro area but not the metropolitan area

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Brazil}}

| seat_type = Core city

| seat = São Paulo

| population_metro = 23,443,587

| area_urban_km2 = 2139

| area_metro_km2 = 7947

| area_metro_sq_mi =

| population_note =

| population_as_of =

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_metro_km2 = auto

| demographics_type2 = GDP{{citation|title=TELLUBASE BRAZIL FACT SHEET 2023|url=https://tellusant.com/repo/tb/tellubase_factsheet_bra.pdf|website=www.tellusant.com}}

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Metro

| demographics2_info1 = US$ 319.3 billion (2023)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = US$ 14,300 (2023)

}}

Greater São Paulo ({{langx|pt|Grande São Paulo}}) is a nonspecific term for one of the multiple definitions of the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil.

Metropolitan Area

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A legally defined specific term, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP), one definition for Metropolitan São Paulo, consists of 39 municipalities, including the state capital, São Paulo.[http://governo-sp.jusbrasil.com.br/legislacao/1028148/lei-complementar-1139-11 Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011]

The RMSP of São Paulo is known as a financial and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 20,743,587 inhabitants (2022 census[https://exame.com/brasil/censo-do-ibge-2022-consulte-a-populacao-atualizada-por-cidade/ Censo do IBGE 2022: consulte a população atualizada por cidade]). The largest municipalities are São Paulo, with a population of 11,451,245, Guarulhos with a population of 1,291,784 people, plus several municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, such as São Bernardo do Campo (810,729 inh.) and Santo André (748,919 inh.) in the ABC Region. The ABC Region (from Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul) in the south of Grande São Paulo is an important location for industrial corporations, such as Volkswagen and Ford. It represents the "core" cities of the greater region.

=Extended Metropolitan Area=

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{{Main|São Paulo Macrometropolis}}

The extended metropolitan area of São Paulo ({{lang|pt|Complexo Metropolitano Estendido de São Paulo}}) is an agglomeration of five contiguous metropolitan areas that have grown into one another and three microregions, dominated by São Paulo. It has more than 33 million inhabitants, which is 75% of the population of the entire state of São Paulo, and consists of the contiguous entities:

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scope="col" | Legally Defined District

! scope="col" | Population (2016 IBGE estimate){{Cite news|url=http://cgp.cfa.org.br/ibge-divulga-as-estimativas-populacionais-dos-municipios-em-2016/|title=IBGE divulga as estimativas populacionais dos municípios em 2016|date=2016-08-30|newspaper=Câmara de Gestão Pública – CGP|language=pt-BR|access-date=2017-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926092548/http://cgp.cfa.org.br/ibge-divulga-as-estimativas-populacionais-dos-municipios-em-2016/|archive-date=2016-09-26|url-status=dead}}

! scope="col" | Seat city

! scope="col" | Population (2016 IBGE estimate){{Cite web|url=http://cidades.ibge.gov.br/v3/cidades/home-cidades|title=Cidades {{!}} IBGE|website=cidades.ibge.gov.br|access-date=2017-01-29}}

scope="row" data-sort-value="São Paulo" | Metropolitan Region of São Paulo

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| style="text-align: left;" | São Paulo

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Campinas" | Metropolitan Region of Campinas

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| style="text-align: left;" | Campinas

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte" | Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte

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| style="text-align: left;" | São José dos Campos

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Sorocaba" | Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba

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| style="text-align: left;" | Sorocaba

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Baixada Santista" | Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista

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| style="text-align: left;" | Santos

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Piracicaba" | Piracicaba Urban Agglomeration

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| style="text-align: left;" | Piracicaba

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Jundiaí" | Jundiaí Urban Agglomeration

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| style="text-align: left;" | Jundiaí

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scope="row" data-sort-value="Bragança Paulista" | Bragança Paulista region

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| style="text-align: left;" | Bragança Paulista

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! scope="row" | CME São Paulo (Extended Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo)

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RMSP statistics

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  • Territorial area: 7,947 km2{{Cite news|url=https://www.emplasa.sp.gov.br/RMSP|title=Região Metropolitana de São Paulo|last=S.A|first=Empresa Paulista de Planejamento Metropolitano|newspaper=EMPLASA|language=pt-BR|access-date=2017-01-29|archive-date=2017-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094051/https://www.emplasa.sp.gov.br/RMSP|url-status=dead}}
  • Urban area: 2,139 km2
  • Population: 23,455,256[http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2006/POP_2006_DOU.pdf IBGE (Brazilian Geographic and Statistical Institute) estimate for July 1, 2006]
  • GDP: R$ 1,140 trillion
  • Latitude: 23 533S
  • Longitude: 46 617W

Municipalities in RMSP

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|+ Greater São Paulo Population Statistics by Municipality

scope="col" rowspan=2 | Municipality

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Area (km2)

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 | 1991

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 | 2000

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 | 2022

! scope="col" rowspan=2 | GDP (2005){{cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf |format=PDF |title=Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002–2005 |date=19 December 2007 |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=5 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2008 }}

scope="col" | Census

! scope="col" | Density
(Inhab/km2)[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE Cidades] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611095922/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |date=June 11, 2008 }}

! scope="col" | Census

! scope="col" | Density
(Inhab/km2)

! scope="col" | Census

! scope="col" | Density
(Inhab/km2)

scope="row" | Arujá

| 97 || 37,622 || 388 || 59,185 || 610 || 86,678 || 901 || 934,992,000

scope="row" | Barueri

| 65 || 130,799 || 2,044 || 208,281 || 3,254 || 316,473 || 4,816 || 22,430,475,000

scope="row" | Biritiba-Mirim

| 317 || 17,833 || 56 || 24,653 || 78 || 29,676 || 93 || 164,634,000

scope="row" | Caieiras

| 97 || 39,069 || 407 || 71,221 || 742 || 95,030 || 973 || 1,040,734,000

scope="row" | Cajamar

| 131 || 33,736 || 264 || 50,761 || 397 || 92,689 || 705 || 1,915,590,000

scope="row" | Carapicuíba

| 35 || 283,661 || 8,105 || 344,596 || 9,846 || 387,121 || 11,205 || 1,915,285,000

scope="row" | Cotia

| 324 || 107,453 || 332 || 148,987 || 460 || 273,640 || 844 || 3,472,181,000

scope="row" | Diadema

| 31 || 305,287 || 9,848 || 357,064 || 11,518 || 393,237 || 12,795 || 7,344,570,000

scope="row" | Embu

| 70 || 155,990 || 2,228 || 207,663 || 2,967 || 250,720 || 3,561 || 1,834,260,000

scope="row" | Embu-Guaçu

| 155 || 36,277 || 234 || 56,916 || 367 || 66,970 || 430 || 366,844,000

scope="row" | Ferraz de Vasconcelos

| 30 || 96,166 || 3,206 || 142,377 || 4,746 || 179,205 || 6,065 || 793,081,000

scope="row" | Francisco Morato

| 49 || 83,885 || 1,712 || 133,738 || 2,729 || 165,139 || 3,370 || 512,822,000

scope="row" | Franco da Rocha

| 133 || 85,535 || 638 || 108,122 || 807 || 144,849 || 1090 || 1,186,777,000

scope="row" | Guararema

| 271 || 17,961 || 66 || 21,904 || 81 || 31,236 || 115 || 364,164,000

scope="row" | Guarulhos

| 318 || 787,866 || 2,478 || 1,072,717 || 3,373 || 1,291,784 || 4,053 || 21,615,314,000

scope="row" | Itapevi

| 82 || 107,976 || 1,187 || 162,433 || 1,785 || 232,513 || 2,812 || 1,809,328,000

scope="row" | Itapecerica da Serra

| 151 || 85,640 || 567 || 129,685 || 859 || 158,522 || 1,052 || 1,925,151,000

scope="row" | Itaquaquecetuba

| 82 || 164,957 || 2,012 || 272,942 || 3,329 || 369,275 || 4,469 || 1,733,662,000

scope="row" | Jandira

| 18 || 62,697 || 3,483 || 91,807 || 5,100 || 118,045 || 6,765 || 1,091,263,000

scope="row" | Juquitiba

| 522 || 19,969 || 38 || 26,459 || 51 || 27,404 || 52 || 176,268,000

scope="row" | Mairiporã

| 321 || 39,937 || 124 || 60,111 || 187 || 93,617 || 291 || 606,428,000

scope="row" | Mauá

| 62 || 294,998 || 4,758 || 363,392 || 5,861 || 418,261 || 6,753 || 4,861,255,000

scope="row" | Mogi das Cruzes

| 712 || 273,175 || 384 || 330,241 || 464 || 449,955 || 631 || 4,425,513,000

scope="row" | Osasco

| 65 || 568,225 || 8,742 || 652,593 || 10,040 || 743,432 || 11,445 || 18,310,452,000

scope="row" | Pirapora do Bom Jesus

| 108 || 7,956 || 74 || 12,395 || 115 || 18,370 || 169 || 110,396,000

scope="row" | Poá

| 17 || 76,302 || 4,488 || 95,801 || 5,635 || 103,765 || 6,010 || 1,459,161,000

scope="row" | Ribeirão Pires

| 99 || 85,085 || 859 || 104,508 || 1,056 || 115,559 || 1,167 || 1,141,011,000

scope="row" | Rio Grande da Serra

| 36 || 29,901 || 808 || 37,091 || 1,002 || 44,170 || 1,215 || 239,390,000

scope="row" | Salesópolis

| 426 || 11,359 || 27 || 14,357 || 34 || 15,202 || 35 || 137,580,000

scope="row" | Santa Isabel

| 363 || 37,975 || 105 || 43,740 || 121 || 53,174 || 146 || 359,216,000

scope="row" | Santana de Parnaíba

| 179 || 37,762 || 205 || 74,828 || 407 || 154,105 || 856 || 2,245,994,000

scope="row" | Santo André

| 175 || 616,991 || 3,526 || 649,331 || 3,710 || 748,919 || 4,260 || 11,426,975,000

scope="row" | São Bernardo do Campo

| 406 || 566,893 || 1,396 || 703,177 || 1,732 || 810,729 || 1,979 || 19,446,018,000

scope="row" | São Caetano do Sul

| 15 || 149,519 || 9,968 || 140,159 || 9,344 || 165,655 || 10,805 || 8,003,490,000

scope="row" | São Lourenço da Serra

| 187 || 7,506 || 40 || 12,199 || 65 || 15,984 || 85 || 120,750,000

scope="row" | São Paulo

| 1,521 || 9,646,185 || 6,334 || 10,434,252 || 6,851 || 11,451,245 || 7,527 || 263,177,148,000

scope="row" | Suzano

| 206 || 158,839 || 771 || 228,690 || 1,110 || 307,364 || 1,490 || 4,289,553,000

scope="row" | Taboão da Serra

| 20 || 160,084 || 8,004 || 197,644 || 9,882 || 273,542 || 13,416 || 3,089,793,000

scope="row" | Vargem Grande Paulista

| 42 || 15,870 || 467 || 32,683 || 961 || 50,333 || 1,184 || 421,724,000

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! scope="row" style="text-align: right;" | Total

| 7,943

15,230,1401,91717,614,0362,21820,743,5872,610416,499,242,000

Transport

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

The São Paulo Metro and the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos provide rail-based transit within the metropolitan area.

Notes and references

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External links

{{Wikivoyage|Grande São Paulo}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060328185250/http://escola.edunet.sp.gov.br/Map_GSP_Diretoria.asp Map]

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