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<h2 id="general-aspects">General aspects</h2> <p>Although they do not contribute to the original acronym, <a href="/facts/Mau%25C3%25A1/VsXAB5Jo">Mauá</a>, <a href="/facts/Ribeir%25C3%25A3o_Pires/4QC5ceJn">Ribeirão Pires</a>, <a href="/facts/Rio_Grande_da_Serra/xWTxCtVG">Rio Grande da Serra</a> (as they were an extension of the municipality of Santo André, before the division) and Diadema are also part of the region. The <a href="/facts/Billings_Reservoir/r9wHf393">Billings Reservoir</a> bathes 6 of the 7 municipalities in the region, except São Caetano do Sul. The 7 municipalities together make up an area of 825 km², and have a population of over 2.5 million inhabitants (<a href="/facts/Brazilian_Institute_of_Geography_and_Statistics/0ap9ao11">IBGE</a> estimate for 2007).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="municipalities">Municipalities</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Municipality</th><th>Area (km2)</th><th>Population(2022)</th><th><a href="/facts/Human_Development_Index/hQpz064I">HDI</a><p>(2010)</p></th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Diadema%2c_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/s7xXhACm">Diadema</a></td><td>30.732</td><td>393,237</td><td>0.757</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mau%25C3%25A1/VsXAB5Jo">Mauá</a></td><td>61.909</td><td>418,261</td><td>0.766</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ribeir%25C3%25A3o_Pires/4QC5ceJn">Ribeirão Pires</a></td><td>99.175</td><td>115,559</td><td>0.762</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rio_Grande_da_Serra/xWTxCtVG">Rio Grande da Serra</a></td><td>36.671</td><td>44,170</td><td>0.774</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Santo_Andr%25C3%25A9%2c_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/XehW1YFq">Santo André</a></td><td>175.782</td><td>748,919</td><td>0.815</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Bernardo_do_Campo/MwVNBAdH">São Bernardo do Campo</a></td><td>409.532</td><td>810,729</td><td>0.805</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Caetano_do_Sul/myMd42bD">São Caetano do Sul</a></td><td>15.331</td><td>165,655</td><td>0.862</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>829.132</td><td>2,696,530</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/BRT_ABC/vq8RbEqP">BRT ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Diadema%2c_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/s7xXhACm">Diadema</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Federal_University_of_ABC/Q1T1HQn8">Federal University of ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mau%25C3%25A1/VsXAB5Jo">Mauá</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ribeir%25C3%25A3o_Pires/4QC5ceJn">Ribeirão Pires</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rio_Grande_da_Serra/xWTxCtVG">Rio Grande da Serra</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Santo_Andr%25C3%25A9/XehW1YFq">Santo André</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Bernardo_do_Campo/MwVNBAdH">São Bernardo do Campo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Caetano_do_Sul/myMd42bD">São Caetano do Sul</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.agenciagabc.com.br/">Agência ABC</a> (in Portuguese)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060206220932/http://consorcioabc.org.br/">Consórcio do Grande ABC</a> (in Portuguese)</li></ul> <h3>Newspapers</h3> <ul><li><a href="http://www.dgabc.com.br/">Diário do Grande ABC</a> (in Portuguese)</li> <li><a href="http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/">Repórter Diário</a> (in Portuguese)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Santos FC New Jerusalém Stadium". Santos FC. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210219191513/http://twitter.com/santosfcstadium" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20210219191513/http://twitter.com/santosfcstadium</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"ASSEMBLÉIA LEGISLATIVA REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA DO ABCDMRR" (PDF). Retrieved May 7, 2021. <a href="https://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/audpub/anexos/89/YY2012MM9DD9HH15MM57SS28-ABCDMRR.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.al.sp.gov.br/repositorio/audpub/anexos/89/YY2012MM9DD9HH15MM57SS28-ABCDMRR.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Centers – UFABC". Retrieved February 22, 2024. <a href="https://www.ufabc.edu.br/en/teaching/centers/" target="_blank">https://www.ufabc.edu.br/en/teaching/centers/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Encontra ABCD | Guia do ABCD » EncontraABCD.com.br". Encontra ABCD (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 25, 2024. <a href="https://www.encontraabcd.com.br/" target="_blank">https://www.encontraabcd.com.br/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Diadema". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/diadema/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/diadema/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Mauá". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/maua/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/maua/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Ribeirão Pires". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/ribeirao-pires/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/ribeirao-pires/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Rio Grande da Serra". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/rio-grande-da-serra/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/rio-grande-da-serra/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Santo André". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/santo-andre/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/santo-andre/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"São Bernardo do Campo". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-bernardo-do-campo/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-bernardo-do-campo/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"São Caetano do Sul". IBGE. Retrieved August 19, 2023. <a href="https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-caetano-do-sul/panorama" target="_blank">https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sp/sao-caetano-do-sul/panorama</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>