Osasco


Osasco is a municipality in São Paulo State, Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo 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 696,850 in an area of 64.95 km2. 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. The city motto is "Urbs labor", Latin phrase that means "City work".

History

Pre-Columbian era

The region that is now Osasco was inhabited by indigenous Tupi-Guaraní people.

Colonial Brazil

lived in the region that is now Osasco, then called "Vila de Quitaúna". The famous "bandeirante" António Raposo Tavares lived there.

Early modern period

Osasco was founded in the 19th century by Italian immigrant Antônio Giuseppe Agù. He came from commune Osasco in the province of Turin, Italy.
Immigrants from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel and Japan came to Osasco during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and their descendants form the bulk of Osasco's population.

Independence

Osasco became autonomous from the city of São Paulo on February 19, 1962.

Some widely known events after the autonomy

Osasco was an industrial city, but there was industrial decentralization to other regions and today the city is moving toward the shopping and services. Osasco is headquarters of Bradesco the third largest bank in Brazil. Currently there are large companies with a presence as Natura, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Wal-Mart, Colgate-Palmolive and many others. Osasco is the ninth richest city in the country.
GDP of Osasco: R$ 58,566,199,000

Main Companies

Sports clubs

Is an average elevation of 792 meters and 65 km2 of area.
Its boundaries are São Paulo to the north, east and south, Cotia to the southwest, Carapicuíba and Barueri to the west and Santana de Parnaíba to the northwest.

Climate

As in almost all the metropolitan area of São Paulo, the climate is subtropical, specifically humid subtropical. The average annual temperature is around 18 °C, being the month of July the coldest and warmest February. The annual rainfall is around 1400 mm.

Geopolitics

Osasco ranks 5th among São Paulo municipalities by population, with 666,740 residents as of 2010. The city also plays an important role in the state's industry, education and media, hosting prominent schools, universities and TV stations.

Demography


Changing demographics of the city of Osasco


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Source: IBAM

Ethnicity

Source: IBGE

Religion

ReligionPercentageNumber
Catholic64.75%422.553
Protestant20.54%134.042
No religion9.33%60.886
Kardecist0.90%5.873
Buddhist0.23%1.500
Jewish0.04%261

Source: IBGE 2000

Hydrography

Osasco due to its proximity to São Paulo, has a transit similar to the state capital, that is one of the more you carry the world. In the city can be found means of road and rail.

Main Streets

It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines.

Roads

Roads of Osasco:
São Paulo has two main airports:

Newspaper

Executive

;Mayors of Osasco

Colleges and universities

Libraries

Hospitals:
Osasco is twinned with: