Greater São Paulo () is a nonspecific term for one of the multiple definitions of the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil. Definitions Metropolitan Area A legally defined specific term, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP), one definition for Metropolitan São Paulo, consists of 39 municipalities, including the state capital, São Paulo. The RMSP of São Paulo is known as a financial and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 23,455,256 inhabitants (2017 estimate). The largest municipalities are São Paulo, with a population of 12,138,175, Guarulhos with a population of 1,337,087 people, plus several municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, such as São Bernardo do Campo (822,242 inh.) and Santo André (712,749 inh.) in the ABC Region. The ABC Region (from Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul) in the south of Grande São Paulo is an important location for industrial corporations, such as Volkswagen and Ford. It represents the "core" cities of the greater region. Extended Metropolitan Area The extended metropolitan area of São Paulo (Complexo Metropolitano Estendido de São Paulo) is an agglomeration of five contiguous metropolitan areas that have grown into one another and three microregions, dominated by São Paulo. It has more than 33 million inhabitants, which is 75% of the population of the entire state of São Paulo, and consists of the contiguous entities: RMSP statistics Territorial area: 7,947 km2 Urban area: 2,139 km2 Population: 23,455,256 GDP: R$ 1,140 trillion Latitude: 23 533S Longitude: 46 617W Municipalities in RMSP 1,000,000+ São Paulo (12,138,175) Guarulhos (1,337,087) 500,000–999,999 São Bernardo do Campo (822,242) Santo André (712,749) Osasco (696,382) 200,000–499,999 Mauá (457,696) Mogi das Cruzes (429,321) Diadema (415,180) Carapicuíba (394,256) Itaquaquecetuba (356,774) Suzano (288,056) Taboão da Serra (275,948) Barueri (264,935) Embu das Artes (264,448) Cotia (233,696) Itapevi (226,488) 100,000–199,999 Ferraz de Vasconcelos (176,000) Itapecerica da Serra (159,000) Francisco Morato (155,000) São Caetano do Sul (151,000) Franco da Rocha (129,000) Poá (112,481) Ribeirão Pires (112,020) Santana de Parnaíba (111,000) Jandira (110,000) Under 100,000 Caieiras (87,000) Arujá (79,000) Mairiporã (77,000) Cajamar (63,000) Embu-Guaçu (62,000) Santa Isabel (47,000) Vargem Grande Paulista (44,000) Rio Grande da Serra (41,000) Biritiba-Mirim (29,000) Juquitiba (29,000) Guararema (27,000) São Lourenço da Serra (18,000) Salesópolis (16,000) Pirapora do Bom Jesus (15,000) Transport Being the most industrialized region of the country as well as the most populated, the transportation plays an important role. The main highways (rodovias)