The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million. Its most populous city is Santos.
As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996. It consists of nine municipalities.Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar Nº 815
The Baixada Santista is a major tourism region, especially for its numerous beaches. It also features the Port of Santos, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Cubatão, an industrial hub.
List of municipalities Administrative divisionPopulation 2000 CensusPopulation (2010 Census)http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/total_populacao_sao_paulo.pdf IBGE Census 2010 Bertioga 30,03947,572 Cubatão108,309118,797 Guarujá264,812290,607 Itanhaém71,99587,053 Mongaguá35,09846,310 Peruíbe51,45159,793 Praia Grande193,582260,769 Santos417,983419.757 São Vicente303,551332,424 Baixada Santista (Metropolitan Santos)1,476,8201,663,085
References
External links Agência Metropolitana da Baixada Santista