The São Paulo Macrometropolis ( pt, Macrometrópole Paulista), also known as Expanded Metropolitan Complex is a Brazilian megalopolis that emerged through the existing process of conurbation between the

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...

's metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo, with more than 30 million inhabitants, or 74 percent of São Paulo State's population, and is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. Beyond the Greater São Paulo, the megalopolis encompasses the metropolitan areas of

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,213,792, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian ...

, Santos,

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the eighth-largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, São José dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto. ...

and the

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, 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. The metropolitan complex is the only urban cluster (of agglomerations) of its kind in

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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.

Divisions

Biggest Municipalities

1,000,000+

*''

'' (São Paulo)(12,038,175) * Guarulhos (São Paulo)(1,337,087) *

(Campinas)(1,173,370)

500,000–999,999

* São Bernardo do Campo (São Paulo) (822,242) *

São José dos Campos São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...

(Vale do Paraíba) (795,992) * Santo André (São Paulo) (712,749) * Osasco (São Paulo) (696,382) *

(Sorocaba) (652,481)

200,000–499,999

Mauá Mauá () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. Is part of the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The population as of 2020 is 477,552 inhabitants (11th largest city in population number of the state), the density is and the a ...

(São Paulo) (457,696) * Santos (Baixada Santista) (434,359) * Mogi das Cruzes (São Paulo) (429,321) * Diadema (São Paulo) (415,180) * Jundiaí (Jundiaí) (405,740) * Carapicuíba (São Paulo) (394,465) * Piracicaba (Piracicaba) (394,419) * São Vicente (Baixada Santista) (357,989) * Itaquaquecetuba (São Paulo) (356,774) * Guarujá (Baixada Santista) (313,421) * Taubaté (Vale do Paraíba) (305,174) * Limeira (Piracicaba) (298,701) *

Praia Grande Praia Grande () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 330,845 (2020 est.) in an area of 149.25 km². Population history History Although t ...

(Baixada Santista) (304,705) * Suzano (São Paulo) (288,056) *

Taboão da Serra Taboão da Serra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 293,652 (2020 est.) in an area of 20.39 km². It is the second smallest city in area in the São ...

(São Paulo) (275,948) *

Sumaré Sumaré is a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million peop ...

(Campinas) (269,522) * Barueri (São Paulo) (264,935) * Embu das Artes (São Paulo) (264,448) *

Indaiatuba Indaiatuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 256,223 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city's name derives from the Tupi language. It ...

(Campinas) (235,367) *

Cotia Cotia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 253,608 (2020 est.) in an area of 323.99 km². The city is at an elevation of 853 m. Cotia is linked with th ...

(São Paulo) (233,696) * Americana (Campinas) (231,621) *

Jacareí Jacareí () is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 235,416 (2020 est.) in an area of 464.27 km2. The city is known as "Capital of Beer" by the daily output of its factories, considered the biggest in Latin America. T ...

(Vale do Paraíba) (228,214) * Itapevi (São Paulo) (226,488) *

Hortolândia Hortolândia is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas and the Mesoregion and Microregion of Campinas. It is located northwest of the state capital, about 110 k ...

(Campinas) (219,039) *

Rio Claro Rio Claro (Portuguese and Spanish for "clear river" or "clean river") may refer to: Cities *Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago, the largest town in southeastern Trinidad and Tobago * Rio Claro, Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian municipality in the state of ...

(Piracicaba) (201,473)

100,000–199,999

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste Santa Bárbara d'Oeste is a municipality in the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. It lies about northwest of the State capital. It occupies an area of , of which is urban. In 2020, the population ...

(Campinas) (191,074) *

Ferraz de Vasconcelos Ferraz de Vasconcelos is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 196,500 (2020 est.) in an area of 29.56 km². History and the City Ferraz de Vasconcelos ...

(São Paulo)(176,000) *

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(Sorocaba) (170,157) * Bragança Paulista (Jundiaí) (164,000) * Itapetininga (Sorocaba) (160,000) * Itapecerica da Serra (São Paulo) (159,000) * Pindamonhangaba (Vale do Paraíba) (154,082) *

Francisco Morato Francisco Morato is a suburban city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 177,633 (2020 est.) in an area of . The suburban city is served by the CPTM , owner ...

(Jundiaí) (155,000) * São Caetano do Sul (São Paulo) (151,000) *

Mogi Guaçu Mogi Guaçu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 153,033 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is at an average elevation of above sea level. Mogi Guaçu is a place name that probably originates from the Tupi ...

(Campinas) (149,296) *

Atibaia Atibaia (or ''Estância de Atibaia'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derived from an indigenous language called Tupi, and means "healthy water river". Its name has changed over time, from the primitive ...

(Jundiaí) (139,683) *

Franco da Rocha Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 156,492 (2020 est.) in an area of 132.78 km². The suburban city is served by CPTM , owner ...

(Jundiaí) (129,000) * Cubatão (Baixada Santista) (127,000) *

Valinhos Valinhos () is a municipality (''município'') in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the birthplace of Adoniran Barbosa. Valinhos is famous for its purple fig, the theme of its annual Fig Fest. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campi ...

(Campinas) (122,000) * Araras (Piracicaba) (121,282) * Votorantim (Sorocaba) (119,000) *

Tatuí Tatuí is a city located in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 122,967 (2020 est.) in an area of 523.75 km2. Known as "Music City", the city has the largest music school in Latin A ...

(Sorocaba) (118,000) *

Várzea Paulista Várzea Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 123,071 (2020 est.) in an area of 35.1 km². The elevation is 745 m. It is part of the agglomeration of Jundiaí Jundiaí is a municipality in the stat ...

(Jundiaí) (116,000) * Salto (Sorocaba) (116,000) * Guaratinguetá (Vale do Paraíba) (114,000) * Itatiba (Jundiaí) (114,000) * Poá (São Paulo) (112,481) * Ribeirão Pires (São Paulo) (112,020) *

Santana de Parnaíba Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 142,301 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was founded in 1625 near the Tietê River by Susana ...

(São Paulo) (111,000) * Jandira (São Paulo) (110,000) *

Caraguatatuba Caraguatatuba, widely known by its abbreviation ''Caraguá'', is a city in the eastern part of the southern state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 123,389 (2020 ...

(Vale do Paraíba) (107,000) *

Itanhaém Itanhaém is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 103,102 (2020 est.) in an area of 601.85 km². The elevation is 4 m. Location The name Itanhaém ...

(Baixada Santista) (100,496) *

Paulínia Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the São Paulo Macrometropolis. The population is 112,003 (2020 est.) in an area of 138.78 km². The elevation is 590 m. It is known for hosting the Replan, ...

(Campinas) (100,000)

Notes and references

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