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Campinas

Campinas ( , ; ) is a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, located 84 kilometers northwest of the city of São Paulo. As of 2024, the city's population is estimated at 1,185,977, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the third most populous in São Paulo state. The city's metropolitan area encompasses twenty municipalities with a total population of 3,491,150 people.

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Campinas is a major city in São Paulo state, Brazil, located about 84 kilometers northwest of São Paulo, with a population of roughly 1.2 million people making it the third-largest city in the state. It matters as a significant urban center whose broader metropolitan area includes twenty municipalities and nearly 3.5 million residents, giving it substantial economic and demographic importance in Brazil.

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Settlement.name: Campinas
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Campinas
Settlement.motto: "At work and virtue, the city flourishes"
Settlement.image_flag: Campinas city flag.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão da Cidade de Campinas.png
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Campinas.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Campinas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: São Paulo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metropolitan Region

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: campineiro
Population: 664566
Area: 795.667
Elevation: 685
Official website: portal.campinas.sp.gov.br
Image: Campinas Poster.jpg
Dialing code: 19

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Commons category: Campinas
inception: 1774-07-14
Commons gallery: Campinas
Human Development Index: 0.805
postal code: 13000-000
P8168: Littorina
electorate: 860281
native label: Campinas
P12749: Eric Clapton

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Ecology
Climate
Demographics
Ethnicity
Composition
Metropolitan region
Economy
Tourism and recreation
Sports
Government
Mayors
Infrastructure
Transportation
Campinas public transportation statistics
Education
Universities and colleges
Technical schools
Media
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Cooperative agreements
Domestic cooperation
See also
References
External links

==Etymology== Campinas means grass fields in Portuguese and refers to its characteristic landscape, which originally comprised large stretches of dense subtropical forests (mato grosso or thick woods in Portuguese), mainly along the many rivers, interspersed with gently rolling hills covered by low-lying vegetation.