Suzano

Infobox City
official_name = City of Suzano

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image_caption = Downtown of Suzano
nickname = Cidade das Flores (City of Flowers)
motto =


image_shield = Brasão Suzano.gif

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map_caption = Location of Suzano
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = flag|Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Southeast
subdivision_name2 = flag|São Paulo
established_title = Founded
established_date = April 2, 1949 cite web|url = http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/CN01/historia/historia.asp| title=Histórico de Suzano| publisher=Suzano City Hall| accessdate=2008-07-17]
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Marcelo Cândido (PT)
area_note =
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_km2 = 206
area_footnotes = cite web|url = http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/xtras/SINTESE.php?nomemun=Suzano&codmun=355250&tema=sintese&desc=S%EDntese%20das%20Informa%E7%F5es&legenda=Fonte%3AIBGE%20-%20Instituto%20Brasileiro%20de%20Geografia%20e%20Estat%EDstica&uf=sp&r=2 |title = Suzano - SP. Síntese das Informações|publisher = IBGE|accessdate=2008-07-15]
population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes = cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/popmunic2007layoutTCU14112007.xls|title=Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007|publisher = IBGE|accessdate=2008-07-11]
population_total = 268777
population_density_km2 = 1304.74
timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd = 23
latm = 32
lats = 34
latNS = S
longd = 46
longm = 18
longs = 39
longEW = W
elevation_m = 749.43
elevation_ft =
blank_name = HDI (2000)
blank_info = 0,775 – medium
Postal Code =
website = [http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/ Suzano City]
footnotes =

Suzano is a city in São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population in 2004 was 272,452 and the area is 206 km². The elevation is 749 m.

Suzano has a large Japanese-Brazilian population. It consists of a large downtown area surrounded by residential areas. There are three main roads that travel through the downtown section. One of them is a one-way street (northbound), and two are one-way streets (southbound).It was named after the engineer who built the train station.Suzano is an important industrial center today,although it was originally agricultural.Many soldiers who fought in Italy's Monte Castelo in WWII were from Suzano.

A medium sized, average shopping mall, city hall, train station, frequent bus routes, and a number of tall office/residential buildings are features of this city.

In comparisson with neighboring cities, Suzano has a quite few number of tall buildings. Most of the city's buildings were built in the 1990s.

Law and government

Suzano's City Hall is located in the Baruel Street in the downtown of the city.

Mayors of Suzano

* 1997-2000 - Estevam Galvão (PFL) cite web|url = http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/elei1996/s.htm| title = S - Eleitos 96|publisher=TRE-SP]
* 2001-2004 - Estevam Galvão (PFL) cite web|url = http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/elei2000/res1t/p71510.htm| title = Resultado Final - SUZANO|publisher=TRE-SP]
* 2005-2008 - Marcelo Cândido (PT) cite web|url = http://www.tre-sp.gov.br/eleicoes/2004/resultados/net_xml.html| title = Resultado por município - Prefeito 1º Turno|publisher=TRE-SP]

Transportation

Railroads

Suzano has one train station that is part of CPTM line 11.

Roads

Suzano is crossed by three highways:

* SP-31 Índio Tibiriçá Highway
* SP-66 Henrique Eroles Highway
* SP-70 Ayrton Senna Highway

ister cities

* Komatsu, Japan cite web|url=http://www.kenren.org.br/ishikawa/00783_00000.html|title = Suzano - Cidade Japonesa Komatsu|publisher=Portal Nikkey]
* Lauderhill, United States of America cite web|url = http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/cn03/noticias/nots_det.asp?id=3372|title = Suzano recebe comitiva norte-americana|publisher=Suzano City Hall]

References

External links

* [http://www.suzano.sp.gov.br/ Suzano City Hall Web site]

Geographic Location
Centre = Suzano
North = Arujá
Northeast =
East = Mogi das Cruzes
Southeast = Bertioga
South =
Southwest = Ribeirão Pires and Mauá
West = Poá and Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Northwest = Itaquaquecetuba