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Mauá

Also known as Maua

Mauá () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in Brazil. It is part of the metropolitan region of São Paulo. The population as of 2020 is 477,552 inhabitants (11th largest city in population number of the state), the density is and the area is . The density is in fact bigger, since one third of the city is occupied by industries and 10% is countryside or forest. Its name comes from the Tupi language and means the one that is high. As it is a municipality, it can also be translated as high city. However, back when the city was a small village, its name was Pilar, then the name was change

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Settlement.image_caption: From above, clockwise: Santa Luzia Cave Ecological Park; partial view of the city center from the Matriz neighborhood; Baron of Mauá Museum; Guapituba Ecological Park Alfredo Klinkert Junior; Anselmo Haraldt Walendy Municipal Theater and Church of the Immaculate Conception of Mauá in the Matrix.
Settlement.nickname: Capital da Porcelana (The capital of porcelain)
Settlement.motto: "Capital da Louça e da cerâmica" ("Capital of Crockery and Pottery")
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Maua SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao Maua SaoPaulo Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_map: SaoPaulo Municip Maua.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Mauá
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Francisco Marcelo Oliveira (PT)
Settlement.established_title: Founded