Campinas is a city in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, located 84 kilometers northwest of the city of Sao Paulo, with an estimated 2024 population of about 1.19 million. Once a center of coffee cultivation in the nineteenth century, Campinas transformed over the twentieth century into a major hub for technology, aerospace research and higher education, hosting research institutions and universities that have earned it comparisons to a Brazilian Silicon Valley.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Partially Attested
Elevation (m)Wikipedia infobox states elevation as a range, 555 to 780 metres, with no single point value; 668 m recorded as the midpoint of the stated range. Sources
1. Campinas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox population_total field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
population_total = 1,187,974
Infobox population_as_of field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
population_as_of = 2025
Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
area_total_km2 = 795.667
Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
elevation_m = 555-780
Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
coordinates = {{coord|22|54|21|S|47|03|39|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
Infobox established_date field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
established_date = {{end date and age|1774|7|14|df=y}}
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