Registro

Registro
Municipality

Location in São Paulo state
Registro

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 24°29′15″S 47°50′37″W / 24.48750°S 47.84361°W / -24.48750; -47.84361Coordinates: 24°29′15″S 47°50′37″W / 24.48750°S 47.84361°W / -24.48750; -47.84361
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State São Paulo
Area
  Total 722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 56,280
  Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Registro is a city near the Atlantic coast of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 56,280 (2015 est.) in an area of 722 km².[1] The elevation is 25 m. Registro in Portuguese means register, and this name was given to the city because it was the port from which the earlier settlers registered the gold that was leaving on ships from Brazil headed to Portugal.

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