Ribeirão Pires

Ribeirão Pires
Municipality

First church of Ribeirão Pires

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in São Paulo state
Ribeirão Pires

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 23°42′55″S 46°25′10″W / 23.71528°S 46.41944°W / -23.71528; -46.41944Coordinates: 23°42′55″S 46°25′10″W / 23.71528°S 46.41944°W / -23.71528; -46.41944
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Government
  Mayor Dilma Rousseff (PMDB)
Area[1]
  Total 99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi)
Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
  Total 120,396
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Website www.ribeiraopires.sp.gov.br

Ribeirão Pires is a city in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (state), Brazil. It is part of the "ABC Region". The population is 120,396 (2015 est.) in an area of 99.1 km².[1] The elevation is 763 m.

Its neighboring cities are Ferraz de Vasconcelos to the north, Suzano to the northeast and east, Rio Grande da Serra to the southeast and south, Santo Andre southwest and Mauá northwest. The city is served by trains from line 10 of CPTM. It became a municipality in 1953, following its emancipation from Santo André.

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