Subdivisions of São Paulo

The city of São Paulo in Brazil is a large metropolitan city that has several levels of subdivision. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 32 boroughs, each in turn divided into 96 wards (distritos, or districts). Locally, wards may contain one or more neighborhoods (bairros).

Administrative Zones

The subprefectures are officially grouped into nine regions (or "zones"), taking into account their geographical position and history of occupation. These regions are used only in technical and governmental agencies and are not identified by any visual communication in the city.

Administrative Zones of São Paulo
Map Zone Population Area
est. 2008 in km²
Central328,59731
Northwest1,007,691144
Northeast1,181,582152
East 11,212,099140
East 21,342,92468,8
Southeast1,494,770128
South2,346,913607
South-Central715,91074
West872,817128
City of São Paulo
10,940,3111509
Source:[1]

Subprefectures

Boroughs in São Paulo are governed by subprefectures (from 2016 to 2018 named regional prefectures) created—at least in theory—to give more financial autonomy to local governments. There are 32 subprefectures.

Subprefecture
     
1 Aricanduva 17 M'Boi Mirim
2 Butantã 18 Mooca
3 Campo Limpo 19 Parelheiros
4 Capela do Socorro 20 Penha
5 Casa Verde 21 Perus
6 Cidade Ademar 22 Pinheiros
7 Cidade Tiradentes 23 Pirituba-Jaraguá
8 Ermelino Matarazzo 24 Santana-Tucuruvi
9 Freguesia-Brasilândia 25 Santo Amaro
10 Guaianases 26 São Mateus
11 Ipiranga 27 São Miguel Paulista
12 Itaim Paulista 28 Sapopemba
13 Itaquera 29 Sé
14 Jabaquara 30 Vila Maria-Vila Guilherme
15 Jaçanã-Tremembé 31 Vila Mariana
16 Lapa 32 Vila Prudente

Wards

Wards in São Paulo, called Distritos (districts), are subdivisions of the boroughs, without a self-government.

Districts of the city of São Paulo

Neighborhoods

Some districts are further divided into bairros, which are the equivalent of neighborhoods in English.

Geographic areas

The city of São Paulo recognizes ten geographical areas used to reference locations in the city. These zones were established by dividing the city radially from the center and each is represented by a different color that is used on city buses and street signs. The only criterion used for this division is geographic boundaries (roads, rivers, etc.), having no relation whatsoever to the administrative divisions. Some districts can be partly in one geographic area, and partly in another.

Legend
  Historical center
  Expanded center
  Northwest
  North
  East
  Northeast
  Southeast
  South
  Southwest
  West

References
  1. Observatório Cidadão - Rede Nossa São Paulo, esse site análisa as 31 subprefeituras e os 96 distritos Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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