Mogi das Cruzes

Mogi das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Terra do Caqui (Land of Persimmon)
Location of Mogi das Cruzes
Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′35″W / 23.52278°S 46.19306°W / -23.52278; -46.19306
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
Government
• Mayor	Marco Bertaiolli (PSD)
Area
• Total	725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Elevation	780.00 m (2,559.055 ft)
Population (2010)IBGE
• Total	387,241
• Density	542.24/km2 (1,404.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0,801 – high
Website	Mogi das Cruzes

Coordinates: 23°31′22″S 46°11′35″W / 23.52278°S 46.19306°W / -23.52278; -46.19306 Mogi das Cruzes (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi ðɐs ˈkɾuzis]) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. As of 2010 it had a population of 387,241 people, and a population density of 533.90 inhabitants per km ². It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes.^[1]

Districts

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts:

• Brás Cubas (named after Brás Cubas)
• Biritiba-Ussu
• César de Sousa
• Jundiapeba
• Quatinga
• Sabaúna
• Taiaçupeba

Notable residents

• Bruno Cazarine - professional footballer, played at top levels in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Asia and currently in Australia with Sydney FC.
• Edmar Halovskyi - professional footballer, plays for Ukrainian national team.
• Maikon Leite - professional footballer, plays for Palmeiras.
• Neymar Jr - professional footballer, plays for FC Barcelona and Brazilian national team.

References

External links

• Official website of Mogi das Cruzes Municipal Government.

	Arujá and Itaquaquecetuba	Santa Isabel	Guararema
	Suzano, Poá and Ferraz de Vasconcelos		Biritiba-Mirim and Salesópolis
	Mogi das Cruzes
	Ribeirão Pires	Bertioga