Campinas
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| The Municipality of Campinas | |||
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| Nickname(s): Cidade das Andorinhas, Brazilian Silicon Valley, Princesa d'Oeste | |||
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 Campinas
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| Coordinates: 22°54′3″S 47°03′26″W / 22.90083°S 47.05722°WCoordinates: 22°54′3″S 47°03′26″W / 22.90083°S 47.05722°W | |||
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | São Paulo | ||
| Metropolitan Region | Campinas | ||
| Founded | July 14, 1774 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jonas Donizette (PSB) | ||
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| • Municipality | 795.667 km2 (307.209 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 3,645 km2 (1,407 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 555-780 m (1,821–2,559 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Municipality | 1,164,098(14th) | ||
| • Density | 1,358.6/km2 (3,519/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,633,523 | ||
| Time zone | Brasilia Official Time (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Brazilian Daylight Saving Time (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 13000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 19 | ||
| Website | Campinas, São Paulo | ||
Campinas (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃ˈpinɐs], Plains or Meadows) is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region. According to the 2010 Census, the city's population is 1,080,999, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the third most populous municipality in São Paulo state. The city's metropolitan area, Metropolitan Region of Campinas, contains twenty municipalities with a total population of 2,976,433 people.
Campinas means grass fields in Portuguese and refers to its characteristic landscape, which originally comprised large stretches of dense subtropical forests (mato grosso or thick woods in Portuguese), mainly along the many rivers, interspersed with gently rolling hills covered by low-lying vegetation.
Campinas' official crest and flag has a picture of the mythical bird, the phoenix, because it was practically reborn after a devastating epidemic of yellow fever in the 1800s, which killed more than 25% of the city's inhabitants.
The city was founded on July 14, 1774, by Barreto Leme. It was initially a simple outpost on the way to Minas Gerais and Goiás serving the "Bandeirantes" who were in search of precious minerals and Indian slaves. In the first half of the 19th century, Campinas became a growing population center, with many coffee, cotton and sugarcane farms.
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