Guarulhos

Guarulhos
Municipality of Guarulhos
Nickname: 
Cidade Progresso (Progress City)
Motto(s): 
Vere paulistarum sanguis meus (Latin)
My blood is genuinely from São Paulo
Location in São Paulo
Coordinates: 23°27′46″S 46°31′58″W / 23.46278°S 46.53278°W / -23.46278; -46.53278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State São Paulo
FoundedDecember 8, 1560
Founded byManuel de Paiva
Named afterGuarani Indigenous tribe
Government
  MayorLucas Sanches (PL)
Area
318.68 km2 (123.043036 sq mi)
  Urban
156.52 km2 (60.4327099 sq mi)
Elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2022)
1,291,771
  Density4,100/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
07000-000
Area code+55 11
HDI (2010)0.763 – high
AirportSão Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
Interstates
Rapid TransitCPTM Line 13
Websiteguarulhos.sp.gov.br

Guarulhos (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡwaˈɾuʎus]) is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Its population is 1,291,771 with an area of 318.68 km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970236,811    
1980532,724+125.0%
1991787,866+47.9%
20001,072,717+36.2%
20101,221,979+13.9%
20221,291,771+5.7%
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