Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
. It is part of the
Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 156,492 (2020 est.) in an area of 132.78 km
2.
[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]
/ref> The suburban city is served by CPTM Line 7 (Ruby).
The municipality contains the Juqueri State Park
The Juqueri State Park () is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It protects one of the last remnants of cerrado in the São Paulo metropolitan region, as well as areas of Atlantic Forest.
In August 2021 a fire burnt half of the La ...
, created in 1993.
History
The municipality was created by state law in 1944.
In February 2016, the municipality signed a Friendship Declaration with Stepanakert
Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in ...
, the capital of the partially independent Republic of Artsakh
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.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo.
See also
* List of municipalities in São Paulo
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of São Paulo (SP), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil
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References
External links
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EncontraFrancodaRocha - Por toda la ciudad de Franco da Rocha
Municipalities in São Paulo (state)
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