Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. It covers about 133 square kilometres and had 144,849 residents at the 2022 census, up from 131,604 in 2010. The suburban city is served by Line 7 (Ruby) of the CPTM commuter rail network, which ties it to the state capital. The municipality contains the 2,058 hectare Juqueri State Park, which was created in 1993 and protects a large area of green space on the northern edge of the metropolitan region.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: São Paulo municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Franco da Rocha Municipality 108,122 131,604 144,849
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Franco da Rocha
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -23.32167, -46.72694
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 762 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -23.25 N/S -46.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -23.25 N/S -46.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-23.25 -46.75 Cfa
Franco da Rocha (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo.
On Continent: South America, Lead
Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo.
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo.
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