Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo in Brazil, ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT).
Osasco was founded by the Italian Antonio Agù (currently the name of one of the main streets in Osasco). He came from the commune Osasco in the province of Turin.
The population in 2008 is 713,066, the density is 10,970/km² and the total area is 65 km². It is among the world more dense cities, similar in density to Tokyo, Japan and New York City, New York. It's considered the major urban centre of the Western portion of the Greater São Paulo. It used to be a district of São Paulo City until February 19, 1962, when Osasco became a municipality of its own. In 1989 the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco.
It is linked by CPTM rapid transit to São Paulo by the 8 and 9 train lines. |
