ABC Region

{{Short description|Industrial region in Greater São Paulo, Brazil}} {{About|a region in Brazil|the powerful bloc in South America|ABC countries|similarly named localities elsewhere|ABC (disambiguation)#Places{{!}}ABC § Places}} {{Coord|23|39|57|S|46|32|30|W|region:BR-SP_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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The '''ABC Region''', also known as '''ABC Paulista''', is an industrial region in Greater São Paulo, Brazil.

The name refers to three smaller cities south of São Paulo, capital of the Brazilian state of the same name. Originally, these three cities were Santo '''A'''ndré, São '''B'''ernardo do Campo, and São '''C'''aetano do Sul. Later, the region became known as the '''ABCD''', with the addition of the city of '''D'''iadema,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/santosfcstadium |title=Santos FC New Jerusalém Stadium|publisher=Santos FC |access-date=February 7, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219191513/http://twitter.com/santosfcstadium |archive-date=February 19, 2021 }}</ref> and sometimes even as '''ABCDMRR''', with the addition of '''M'''auá, '''R'''ibeirão Pires, and '''R'''io Grande da Serra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/audpub/anexos/89/YY2012MM9DD9HH15MM57SS28-ABCDMRR.pdf|title=ASSEMBLÉIA LEGISLATIVA REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA DO ABCDMRR|access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> The ABC region is widely known in Brazil and abroad because of the great number of international companies, particularly car manufacturers, in its area. National media and organizations consider the ABC region a powerful industrial pole and birthplace of the labor union movement that fought against the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. In this region the Workers' Party (PT) was formed, whose activities and popularity launched Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or simply Lula, to the presidency of Brazil in 2002. In 2006, the Federal University of ABC was established as a research and higher learning institution, with two campi and centers for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), for Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC) and for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centers – UFABC |url=https://www.ufabc.edu.br/en/teaching/centers/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |language=en}}</ref>

== General aspects == Although they do not contribute to the original acronym, Mauá, Ribeirão Pires, Rio Grande da Serra (as they were an extension of the municipality of Santo André, before the division) and Diadema are also part of the region. The Billings Reservoir bathes 6 of the 7 municipalities in the region, except São Caetano do Sul. The 7 municipalities together make up an area of 825 km², and have a population of over 2.5 million inhabitants (IBGE estimate for 2007).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encontra ABCD {{!}} Guia do ABCD » EncontraABCD.com.br |url=https://www.encontraabcd.com.br/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Encontra ABCD |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Municipalities== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Municipality !Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !Population<br />(2022) !HDI (2010) !Ref. |- |Diadema |align=right|30.732 |align="right" |393,237 |align=right|0.757 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=Diadema |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/diadema/panorama}}</ref> |- |Mauá |align=right|61.909 |align="right" |418,261 |align=right|0.766 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=Mauá |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/maua/panorama}}</ref> |- |Ribeirão Pires |align=right|99.175 |align="right" |115,559 |align=right|0.762 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=Ribeirão Pires |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/ribeirao-pires/panorama}}</ref> |- |Rio Grande da Serra |align=right|36.671 |align="right" |44,170 |align=right|0.774 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=Rio Grande da Serra |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/rio-grande-da-serra/panorama}}</ref> |- |Santo André |align=right|175.782 |align="right" |748,919 |align=right|0.815 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=Santo André |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/santo-andre/panorama}}</ref> |- |São Bernardo do Campo |align=right|409.532 |align="right" |810,729 |align=right|0.805 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2023-08-19 |publisher=IBGE |title=São Bernardo do Campo |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-bernardo-do-campo/panorama}}</ref> |- |São Caetano do Sul |align=right|15.331 |align="right" |165,655 |align=right|0.862 |align=right|<ref>{{cite web| url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-caetano-do-sul/panorama| title=São Caetano do Sul| publisher=IBGE| accessdate=2023-08-19}}</ref> |- |'''Total''' |align=right|'''829.132''' |align="right" |'''2,696,530''' |align=center| |}

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== External links == * [http://www.agenciagabc.com.br/ Agência ABC] {{in lang|pt}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206220932/http://consorcioabc.org.br/ Consórcio do Grande ABC] {{in lang|pt}}

=== Newspapers === * [http://www.dgabc.com.br/ Diário do Grande ABC] {{in lang|pt}} * [http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/ Repórter Diário] {{in lang|pt}}

Category:Metropolitan areas of São Paulo Category:Santo André, São Paulo Category:São Bernardo do Campo Category:São Caetano do Sul