Greater São Paulo
Greater São Paulo
The Greater São Paulo (Portuguese: Grande São Paulo) is a nonspecific term for one of the multiple definitions the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil.
Definitions
Metropolitan Area
The RMSP of São Paulo is known as a financial and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 23,455,256 inhabitants (2017 estimate). The largest municipalities are São Paulo, with a population of 12,138,175, Guarulhos with a population of 1,337,087 people, plus several municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, such as São Bernardo do Campo (822,242 inh.) and Santo André (712,749 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
The extended metropolitan area of São Paulo (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:
| Legally Defined District | Population (2016 IBGE estimate)[2] | Seat city | Population (2016 IBGE estimate)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Region of São Paulo | 23,455,256 | São Paulo | 12,138,175 |
| Metropolitan Region of Campinas | 3,631,528 | Campinas | 1,173,370 |
| Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte | 2,575,879 | São José dos Campos | 888,792 |
| Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba | 2,108,425 | Sorocaba | 652,481 |
| Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista | 1,913,033 | Santos | 434,359 |
| Piracicaba Urban Agglomeration | 1,552,691 | Piracicaba | 394,419 |
| Jundiaí Urban Agglomeration | 780,927 | Jundiaí | 405,740 |
| Bragança Paulista region | 510,299 | Bragança Paulista | 162,435 |
| CME São Paulo (Extended Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo) | +36,315,721 | ||
RMSP statistics
Municipalities in RMSP
1,000,000+
São Paulo (12,138,175)
Guarulhos (1,337,087)
500,000–999,999
São Bernardo do Campo (822,242)
Santo André (712,749)
Osasco (696,382)
200,000–499,999
Mauá (457,696)
Mogi das Cruzes (429,321)
Diadema (415,180)
Carapicuíba (394,256)
Itaquaquecetuba (356,774)
Suzano (288,056)
Taboão da Serra (275,948)
Barueri (264,935)
Embu das Artes (264,448)
Cotia (233,696)
Itapevi (226,488)
100,000–199,999
Ferraz de Vasconcelos (176,000)
Itapecerica da Serra (159,000)
Francisco Morato (155,000)
São Caetano do Sul (151,000)
Franco da Rocha (129,000)
Poá (112,481)
Ribeirão Pires (112,020)
Santana de Parnaíba (111,000)
Jandira (110,000)
Under 100,000
Caieiras (87,000)
Arujá (79,000)
Mairiporã (77,000)
Cajamar (63,000)
Embu-Guaçu (62,000)
Santa Isabel (47,000)
Vargem Grande Paulista (44,000)
Rio Grande da Serra (41,000)
Biritiba-Mirim (29,000)
Juquitiba (29,000)
Guararema (27,000)
São Lourenço da Serra (18,000)
Salesópolis (16,000)
Pirapora do Bom Jesus (15,000)
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:
Rodovia Anhangüera
Rodovia dos Imigrantes
Rodovia Anchieta
Rodovia dos Bandeirantes
Rodovia Presidente Dutra
Rodovia Ayrton Senna
Rodovia Castelo Branco
Rodovia Fernão Dias
Rodovia Raposo Tavares
Rodovia Régis Bittencourt
Rodoanel Mário Covas
The São Paulo Metro and the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos provide rail-based transit within the metropolitan area.