Baixada Santista

Santista Lowlands Metropolitan Region
Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista
Metropolitan Area
Baixada Santista location in São Paulo state
Baixada Santista location in São Paulo state
Created30 July 1996

The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million. Its most populous city is Santos.[1]

As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996. It consists of nine municipalities.[2]

The Baixada Santista is a major tourism region, especially for its numerous beaches. It also features the Port of Santos, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Cubatão, an industrial hub.

  1. ^ "Baixada Santista metropolitan area profile" (PDF). Global Cities Initiative. Brookings. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815