São Paulo
StateBR-SPData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: São PauloLanguage: Portuguese
Population
46.1M
Metros tracked
29
38.3M in metros (83%)
Composite score
92.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-SP
At a glance
- Established
- 1889
- Area
- 248,209 km² (95,834 mi²)
- Population density
- 186/km² (481/mi²)
- 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
29 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its 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
#24Sao Paulo
22.3M · Continental Metro
62.9
#255Campinas
3.3M · Regional Hub
10.9
#361Santos
1.9M · Established Metro
7.2
2.6M · Emerging Metro
2.1
#926Ribeirão Preto
864K · Emerging Metro
1.9
#985Sorocaba
2.3M · Emerging Metro
1.8
504K · Emerging Metro
1.2
#1684Bauru
393K · Local Metro
0.6
#1738Araraquara
253K · Local Metro
0.6
#2027Piracicaba
441K · Local Metro
0.4
#2078Franca
365K · Local Metro
0.4
#2098Rio Claro
346K · Local Metro
0.4