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Caieiras

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
São Paulo

Demonym(s)
  
Caieirense

Elevation
  
785 m

Local time
  
Monday 3:05 AM

Region
  
Southeast

Metropolitan Region
  
São Paulo

Area
  
97.64 km²

Population
  
95,780 (2015)

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Bairros
  
List Cresciúma Jd. São Francisco Jd. Santo Antônio Vila Rosina Jd. Vera Tereza Serpa, Laranjeiras Nova Caieiras Vila Miraval Jd. Dos Eucaliptos Vila Dos Pinheiros Vila Nova Pinheiros Pq. Santa Inês Sítio Aparecida Araucária Jd. Marcelino Morro Grande Pq. São Rafael Real Park Jd. Monte Alegre Jd. Vitória Vila São João Jd. Nova Era Jd. Esperança Alpes de Caieiras Parque Suiça Portal Das Laranjeiras Jd. San Diego Fazenda Cantareira

Weather
  
21°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity

Caieiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 95,780 (2015 est.) in an area of 97.64 km². Due to the municipality's large reforestation area, it is known as the "City of the Pines".

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Map of Caieiras - State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil

The municipality contains part of the 7,917 hectares (19,560 acres) Cantareira State Park, created in 1962, which protects a large part of the metropolitan São Paulo water supply.

The municipality is served by CPTM Line 7 (Ruby).

Economy

The economy of the city is based on paper industry. Most of the territory of the town consists of reforesting areas belonging to Companhia Melhoramentos de São Paulo.

References

Caieiras Wikipedia