Mogi das Cruzes
municipality of São Paulo state, Brazil
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Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality located in São Paulo state in Brazil. It matters as a significant urban center in the state's interior region.
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- Official website
- www.mogidascruzes.sp.gov.br
- Image
- Vista de Mogi das Cruzes a partir do Pico do Urubu.JPG
- Dialing code
- 11
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Mogi das Cruzes ( Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈʒi] or [muˈʒi das 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. The population is 451,505 (2022 census) in an area of 713 km. It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes. The sprawling municipality, which includes many rural areas, is the easternmost arm of São Paulo conburbation (built up area) seen on satellite images. César de Souza and Brás Cubas districts are considered the suburban core, center of town and a city within the municipality in a horizontal line east of the built-up area of Suzano.
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