São Lourenço da Serra (

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for " Saint Lawrence of the mountain") is a suburban municipality in the southeastern part of the state of

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. It is part of the

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. The population is 15,978 (2020 est.) in an area of 186.46 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The southern part of the municipality is heavily forested with the

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mountain range, the central and the northern parts are predominantly hilly and partially urbanized. The neighborhood of Itapecerica da Serra became a separate municipality in 1991.

Population history

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External links

* http://www.saolourencoserra.sp.gov.br *
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Populated places established in 1993 Municipalities in São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-geo-stub