Osasco
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- For other uses, see Osasco (disambiguation).
Osasco is a municipality in the state of São Paulo State in Brazil, ranking 5th in the state as a municipality.
Mayor: Emidio de Souza(Party of the Workers - PT)
Osasco was founded by the Italian Antonio Agu (currently the name of the main street in Osasco). He came from a homonym commune in the province of Turin.
The population in 2003 is 678,583, the density is 10,439.74/km² the area is 65 km². It is 4th in São Paulo metropolitan area. It's considered the west region capital. It used to be a quarter of São Paulo until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own.
It is linked by CPTM rapid transit with lines B and C.
Links
| North: Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo | ||
| West: Barueri, Carapicuíba, Cotia, Santana de Parnaíba |
Osasco | East: São Paulo |
| South: Cotia, São Paulo |
