São Lourenço da Serra

São Lourenço da Serra (Portuguese for "Saint Lawrence of the mountain") is a suburban municipality in the southeastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.[2] The population is 15,978 (2020 est.) in an area of 186.46 km².[3] The southern part of the municipality is heavily forested with the Serra do Mar mountain range, the central and the northern parts are predominantly hilly and partially urbanized.

São Lourenço da Serra
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Location in São Paulo state
São Lourenço da Serra
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 23°51′10″S 46°56′34″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Metrop. regionSão Paulo
Area
  Total186.46 km2 (71.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total15,978
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
Postal code
06890
Area code+55-11

The neighborhood of Itapecerica da Serra became a separate municipality in 1991.

Population history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2003 13,645    
2004 14,608+7.1%
2015 15,177+3.9%

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