Carrão (district of São Paulo)
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Carrão (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʁɐ̃w]) is an administrative district of the São Paulo, with 75,000 residents as of 2005. It belongs to the Aricanduva sub-prefecture.
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Carrão | |
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Country | Brazil |
State | São Paulo |
City | São Paulo |
Government | |
• Type | Subprefecture |
• Subprefect | Jorge Augusto Leme |
Area | |
• Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 78.175 |
• Density | 10.423/km2 (27.00/sq mi) |
HDI | 0.886 –high |
Website | Subprefecture of Aricanduva |
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Carrão is located about 13 km east of the city's center. It is named after João José da Silva Carrão, a prominent public figure who owned most of the district's area at the end of the 19th century.[1]