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.[1]
Santista Lowlands Metropolitan Region
Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan Area | |
 Baixada Santista location in São Paulo state | |
| Created | 30 July 1996 |
As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996. It consists of nine municipalities.[2]
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.
List of municipalities
edit| Administrative division | Population 2000 Census[3] | Population (2010 Census)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Bertioga | 30,039 | 47,572 |
| Cubatão | 108,309 | 118,797 |
| Guarujá | 264,812 | 290,607 |
| Itanhaém | 71,995 | 87,053 |
| Mongaguá | 35,098 | 46,310 |
| Peruíbe | 51,451 | 59,793 |
| Praia Grande | 193,582 | 260,769 |
| Santos | 417,983 | 419.757 |
| São Vicente | 303,551 | 332,424 |
| Baixada Santista (Metropolitan Santos) | 1,476,820 | 1,663,085 |
References
edit- ^ "Baixada Santista metropolitan area profile" (PDF). Global Cities Initiative. Brookings. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815
- ^ a b http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/total_populacao_sao_paulo.pdf IBGE Census 2010
External links
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