Osasco

Osasco
	Osasco
	— Municipality —
	The Municipality of Osasco
	View of downtown Osasco and the Autonomistas Avenue.
; Flag	; Seal
	Coordinates: 23°32′29″S 46°46′24″W / 23.54139°S 46.77333°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	São Paulo
	Government
- Mayor	Emidio Pereira de Souza (PT)
	Area
- Total	65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,493 ft)
	Population (2008)
- Total	713,066
- Density	10,970.2/km2 (28,412.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
- Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
Postal Code	06000-000
Website	Official Site

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Coordinates: 23°32′29″S 46°46′24″W / 23.54139°S 46.77333°W / -23.54139; -46.77333

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 ^[2] train lines.