São Paulo macrometropolis

The São Paulo Macrometropolis[1] (Portuguese: Macrometrópole Paulista),[2] also known as Expanded Metropolitan Complex[3] is a Brazilian megalopolis that emerged through the existing process of conurbation between the São Paulo's metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo, with more than 30 million inhabitants, or 74 percent of São Paulo State's population,[2] and is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.[4][5][6][7]

Greater São Paulo and Expanded Metropolitan Complex at night.
Satellite imagery of the Expanded Metropolitan Complex at night.
The macrometropolis and its divisions.
  Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, the core of the macrometropolis
  Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista
  Metropolitan Region of Campinas
  Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
  Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba
  Jundiaí Urban Agglomeration
  Piracicaba Urban Agglomeration
  Regional Unit of Bragança Paulista city

Beyond the Greater São Paulo, the megalopolis encompasses the metropolitan areas of Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba and the Paraíba Valley, and other nearby cities, which include urban agglomerations in the conurbation process, as Jundiaí and Piracicaba. The total population of these areas added to the state capital exceeds 31.5 million inhabitants, or about 75% of the population of the entire state of São Paulo.[6]

The metropolitan complex is the only urban cluster (of agglomerations) of its kind in South America and covers an area of approximately 53 thousand square kilometers, connecting 174 municipalities and retains much of the industrial and economic output of the country.[6]

Divisions
Region[8][9] Population Seat city Population
1Metropolitan Region of São Paulo21,860,000São Paulo12,310,000
2Metropolitan Region of Campinas3,300,000Campinas1,215,000
3Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte2,550,000São José dos Campos725,000
4Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba2,150,000Sorocaba685,000
5Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista1,880,000Santos435,000
6Piracicaba Urban Agglomeration1,500,000Piracicaba410,000
7Jundiaí Urban Agglomeration825,000Jundiaí425,000
8Regional Unit of Bragança Paulista city480,000Bragança Paulista170,000
São Paulo Macrometropolis34,500,000

Biggest Municipalities

1,000,000+

500,000–999,999

200,000–499,999

100,000–199,999

See also

Notes and references
  1. Zioni, Silvana; Silva, Gerardo; Passarelli, Silvia Helena (2011), Structuring dynamics of São Paulo macrometropolis: perspectives and strategies for rail infrastructure re-functioning.ZIONI, ; , ; , .
  2. "Macrometrópole Paulista". Emplasa. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. "Os eixos de desenvolvimento e a estruturação urbano-industrial do estado de São Paulo, Brasil". www.ub.es. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. Eugenio Fernandes Queiroga (May 2005). "A Megalópole do Sudeste Brasileiro: a formação de uma nova entidade urbana para além das noções de macro-metrópole e de complexo metropolitano expandido". Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Planejamento Urbano e Regional. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  5. "World Gazetteer – Welt: Ballungsräume". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  6. Diego Zanchetta (2008-08-03). "A primeira macrometrópole do hemisfério sul". O Estado de S. Paulo. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Secretaria de Planamento de São Paulo, ed. (2007). "CAPÍTULO II DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL E METROPOLITANO" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  8. "IBGE releases population estimates for municipalities in 2016". IBGE. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  9. "Estimativas populacionais para os municípios e para as Unidades da Federação brasileiros em 01.07.2016". IBGE. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

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