Baixada Santista
Baixada Santista ("lowlands of Santos") 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.[1] As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created in 1996. It consists of 9 municipalities.[2]
List of municipalities
| Administrative division | Area (km²)[3] | Population 2000 Census[3] | Population (2010 Census)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertioga | 492 | 30,039 | 47,572 |
| Cubatão | 142 | 108,309 | 118,797 |
| Guarujá | 143 | 264,812 | 290,607 |
| Itanhaém | 599 | 71,995 | 87,053 |
| Mongaguá | 143 | 35,098 | 46,310 |
| Peruíbe | 175 | 51,451 | 59,793 |
| Praia Grande | 149 | 193,582 | 260,769 |
| Santos | 280.3 | 417,983 | 419.757 |
| São Vicente | 148 | 303,551 | 332,424 |
| Baixada Santista (Metropolitan Santos) | 2,271.3 | 1,476,820 | 1,663,085 |
References
- ↑ "Baixada Santista metropolitan area profile" (PDF). Global Cities Initiative. Brookings. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815
- 1 2 3 http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/total_populacao_sao_paulo.pdf IBGE Census 2010
External links
Coordinates: 23°57′39″S 46°20′02″W / 23.96083°S 46.33389°W
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