Baixada Santista

The Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista is a metropolitan area located on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil, with a population of 1.7 million. Its most populous city is Santos.^[1]

Santista Lowlands Metropolitan Region Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista
Metropolitan Area
Baixada Santista location in São Paulo state
Country	Brazil
Created	30 July 1996

As an administrative division (Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista), it was created on 30 July 1996. It consists of nine municipalities.^[2]

The Baixada Santista is a major tourism region, especially for its numerous beaches. It also features the Port of Santos, the busiest container port in Latin America, and Cubatão, an industrial hub.

List of municipalities

Administrative division	Population 2000 Census[3]	Population (2010 Census)[3]
Bertioga	30,039	47,572
Cubatão	108,309	118,797
Guarujá	264,812	290,607
Itanhaém	71,995	87,053
Mongaguá	35,098	46,310
Peruíbe	51,451	59,793
Praia Grande	193,582	260,769
Santos	417,983	419.757
São Vicente	303,551	332,424
Baixada Santista (Metropolitan Santos)	1,476,820	1,663,085