Osasco
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For other uses, see Osasco (disambiguation).
| Osasco | |||
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| Nickname: "The City-Larbor" | |||
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT) | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 67 km² (25.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 694,856 | ||
| - Density | 10,370.99/km² (26,860.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| Website: Official Site | |||
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo in Brazil, ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio de Souza (Party of the Workers - PT).
Osasco was founded by the Italian Antonio Agu (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from a homonym commune in the province of Turin.
The population in 2003 is 678,583, the density is 10,439.74/km² the area is 65 km². It is 4th in São Paulo metropolitan area. It's considered the west region capital. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.
It is linked by CPTM rapid transit with lines B and C.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Official City Hall Site
| North: Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo | ||
| West: Barueri, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Santana de Parnaíba |
Osasco | East: São Paulo |
| South: Cotia, São Paulo |
