São Paulo
StateBR-SPState of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: São PauloLanguage: Portuguese
Population
46.1M
Metros tracked
29
38.3M in metros (83%)
Composite score
90.9
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-SP
At a glance
- Established
- 1889
- Area
- 248,209 km²
- Population density
- 186 /km²
- Highest point
- Pedra da Mina (2,798 m (9,180 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
- Human Development Index
- 0.813 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 70
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 1st of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 12th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Sao Paulo
Civic facts via Wikidata.
São Paulo metro footprint
28 of 29 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
29 tracked metros
#25Sao Paulo
62.922.3MContinental Metro
#248Campinas
10.93.5MRegional Hub
#346Santos
7.21.9
2.6MEmerging Metro
#1036Sorocaba
1.52.3MEmerging Metro
#1069Ribeirão Preto
1.4864KEmerging Metro
1.2
504KEmerging Metro
#1670Bauru
0.6393KLocal Metro
#1719Araraquara
0.6253KLocal Metro
#2013Piracicaba
0.4441KLocal Metro
#2064Franca
0.4365KLocal Metro
#2081Rio Claro
0.4346KLocal Metro
#2109Limeira
0.4301KLocal Metro
#2659Novo Horizonte
0.351KLocal Metro
#2890Bragança Paulista
0.2#3068Araçatuba
0.1332KLocal Metro
#3131São Carlos
0.1266KLocal Metro
#3159Marília
0.1247KLocal Metro
#3171Presidente Prudente
0.1235KLocal Metro
#3323Mogi Guaçu
0.1160KLocal Metro
#3343Botucatu
0.1151KLocal Metro
#3424Jaú
0.0137KLocal Metro
#3466Barretos
0.0127KLocal Metro
#3506Catanduva
0.0119KLocal Metro
#3584Ourinhos
0.0107KLocal Metro
#3596Assis
0.0105KLocal Metro
#3613Leme
0.0102KLocal Metro
#3650Mogi Mirim
0.096KLocal Metro
#4042Itápolis
0.040KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 | Sao Paulo | 22.3M | 62.9 | Continental Metro |
| #248 | Campinas | 3.5M | 10.9 | Regional Hub |
| #346 | Santos | 1.9M | 7.2 | Established Metro |
| #904 | São José dos Campos | 2.6M | 1.9 | Emerging Metro |
| #1036 | Sorocaba | 2.3M | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1069 | Ribeirão Preto | 864K | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1218 | São José do Rio Preto | 504K | 1.2 | Emerging Metro |
| #1670 | Bauru | 393K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1719 | Araraquara | 253K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2013 | Piracicaba | 441K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2064 | Franca | 365K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2081 | Rio Claro | 346K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2109 | Limeira | 301K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2659 | Novo Horizonte | 51K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2890 | Bragança Paulista | 0 | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #3068 | Araçatuba | 332K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3131 | São Carlos | 266K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3159 | Marília | 247K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3171 | Presidente Prudente | 235K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3323 | Mogi Guaçu | 160K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3343 | Botucatu | 151K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3424 | Jaú | 137K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3466 | Barretos | 127K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3506 | Catanduva | 119K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3584 | Ourinhos | 107K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3596 | Assis | 105K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3613 | Leme | 102K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3650 | Mogi Mirim | 96K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4042 | Itápolis | 40K | 0.0 | Local Metro |