Suzano
Suzano is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[4] The population is 285,280 (2015 est.) in an area of 206.24 km².[2] The elevation is 749 m.
Suzano | |
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Município de Suzano Municipality of Suzano | |
Downtown Suzano | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers) | |
Location in São Paulo state | |
Suzano Location in São Paulo state | |
Coordinates: 23°32′34″S 46°18′39″W | |
Country | |
Region | Southeast |
State | |
Metropolitan Region | São Paulo |
Founded | April 2, 1949[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rodrigo Ashiuchi (PR) |
Area | |
• Total | 206.24 km2 (79.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 285,280 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
HDI (2010) | 0.765 – high[3] |
Website | Suzano, São Paulo |
Suzano has a large Japanese Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station.
The city features a medium-sized shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a small number of office and residential buildings. Suzano is an important industrial center today, although it was originally agricultural.
Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castello in World War II were from Suzano.
History
On March 13, 2019, there was a school shooting at the Raul Brasil School in Suzano. Eight people were killed before the two gunmen committed suicide.[5]
Law and government
Suzano's City Hall is located in the Baruel Street in the downtown of the city.
Transportation
Railroads
Suzano has one train station that is part of CPTM line 11.
Sister cities
See also
References
- "Histórico de Suzano". Suzano City Hall. Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- "Ranking of Brazilian municipalities by HDI" (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Program.
- Lei Complementar nº 1.139, de 16 de junho de 2011
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/world/americas/brazil-school-shooting.html
- "Paulo Tokuzumi é eleito prefeito de Suzano com 34,47% dos votos". Prefeitura de Suzano.
- "S – Eleitos 96". TRE-SP.
- "Resultado Final – SUZANO". TRE-SP.
- "Resultado por município – Prefeito 1º Turno". TRE-SP.
- "Prefeitos eleitos no estado de São Paulo" (PDF). TRE-SP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08.
- "Paulo Tokuzumi é eleito prefeito de Suzano com 34,47% dos votos". TV Diário.