Osasco

Osasco
Municipality of Osasco
Downtown
Downtown
Flag of Osasco
Official seal of Osasco
Nickname(s): 
Hot Dog Capital of Brazil,[1] "work city"
Motto: 
Urbs labor
Location in São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Osasco is located in Brazil
Osasco
Osasco
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°31′58″S 46°47′31″W / 23.53278°S 46.79194°W / -23.53278; -46.79194
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State
São Paulo
Metropolitan RegionMetropolitan Region of São Paulo
FoundedFebruary 19, 1962
Government
 • MayorRogério Lins (Podemos)
Area
 • Municipality64.935 km2 (25.072 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,645 km2 (1,407 sq mi)
Elevation
555–780 m (740–1,009 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Municipality728,615
 • Density11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (Brasilia Official Time)
Postal Code
16000-000
Area code+55 11
HDI (2010)0.776[3]high
Website[1]

Osasco (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈzasku]) is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo[4] area and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. According to the IBGE 2015, Osasco currently has the 9th highest gross domestic product in Brazil, and the 2nd largest in the State of São Paulo. The population is 699,944 (2020 est.) in an area of 64.95 km2.[5] It is among the world's more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo and New York City. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.[6] The city motto is "Urbs labor", a Latin phrase that means "City work".

  1. ^ Costa, Bruno. "Por dentro da capital do cachorro-quente". Vice. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "IBGE 2020". Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Ranking | Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil". Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ Divisão Territorial do Brasil
  5. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
  6. ^ IBGE Archived 15 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine, history