Suzano
Suzano
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| Nickname(s): Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers) | |||
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| Coordinates: 23°32′34″S 46°18′39″W / 23.54278°S 46.31083°W | |||
| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |  São Paulo |
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| Founded | April 2, 1949 | ||
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| - Mayor | Marcelo Cândido (PT) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 206 km2 (79.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 749.43 m (2,459 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 268,777 | ||
| - Density | 1,304.74/km2 (3,379.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| HDI (2000) | 0,775 – medium | ||
| Website | Suzano City | ||
Coordinates: 23°32′34″S 46°18′39″W / 23.54278°S 46.31083°W Suzano is a city in São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population in 2004 was 272,452 and the area is 206 km². The elevation is 749 m.
Suzano has a large Japanese Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound). It was named after the engineer who built the train station.
Suzano is an important industrial center today, although it was originally agricultural.
Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castelo in World War II were from Suzano.
A medium sized, average shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a number of tall office/residential buildings are features of this city.
In comparison with neighboring cities, Suzano has a quite few tall buildings. Most of the city's buildings were built in the 1990s.
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Law and government
Suzano's City Hall is located in the Baruel Street in the downtown of the city.
Mayors of Suzano
- 1997-2000 - Estevam Galvão (PFL)
- 2001-2004 - Estevam Galvão (PFL)
- 2005-2008 - Marcelo Cândido (PT)
- 2009-2012 - Marcelo Cândido(PT)
Transportation
Railroads
Suzano has one train station that is part of CPTM line 11.
Roads
Suzano is crossed by three highways:
- SP-31 Índio Tibiriçá Highway
- SP-66 Henrique Eroles Highway
- SP-70 Ayrton Senna Highway
Sister cities
Komatsu, Japan 
Lauderhill, United States of America
- ^ "Histórico de Suzano". Suzano City Hall. http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/CN01/historia/historia.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Suzano - SP. Síntese das Informações". IBGE. http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/xtras/SINTESE.php?nomemun=Suzano&codmun=355250&tema=sintese&desc=S%EDntese%20das%20Informa%E7%F5es&legenda=Fonte%3AIBGE%20-%20Instituto%20Brasileiro%20de%20Geografia%20e%20Estat%EDstica&uf=sp&r=2. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007". IBGE. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/popmunic2007layoutTCU14112007.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "S - Eleitos 96". TRE-SP. http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/elei1996/s.htm.
- ^ "Resultado Final - SUZANO". TRE-SP. http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/elei2000/res1t/p71510.htm.
- ^ "Resultado por município - Prefeito 1º Turno". TRE-SP. http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/2004/resultados/net_xml.html.
- ^ "Prefeitos eleitos no estado de São Paulo". TRE-SP. http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/2008/1Turno/prefeitos.pdf.
- ^ "Suzano - Cidade Japonesa Komatsu". Portal Nikkey. http://www.kenren.org.br/ishikawa/00783_00000.html.
- ^ "Suzano recebe comitiva norte-americana". Suzano City Hall. http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/cn03/noticias/nots_det.asp?id=3372.
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