Cursino

Cursino is one of 96 districts in the city of , . Cursino has about 103,000 residents.
  • Type: Suburb with 103,000 residents
  • Description: District of São Paulo city
  • Also known as: Cursino District

Places of Interest

Highlights include São Paulo Zoo and Subprefecture of Jabaquara.

Zoo
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0.
The , located in the of the , is the largest zoo in . With 824,529 m2 of space in what was originally the Atlantic Forest, it is home to the spring of the historic Ipiranga Brook and has four kilometers of pathways.

Town hall
The is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of , . It comprises one district: .

Aerodrome
São Paulo/Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport is one of the four commercial serving , . The airport is named after the neighborhood where it is located, called Vila Congonhas, property of the descendants of Lucas Antônio Monteiro… is situated 4 km west of Cursino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far South and São Caetano do Sul.

is a region of . It is the largest region of the municipality of São Paulo, and although the second most populous, it is by far the least densely populated.

is a city in the state of . As of 2013, it is the city with the highest Human Development Index of Brazil. However, due to intense conurbation with other cities, visitors may easily mistake São Caetano for a collection of neighborhoods of or other cities of the ABC region.

Suburb
is one of 96 districts in the city of , . The name comes from tupi, îababa and kûara. Most probably due to several quilombos that existed in the area.

Cursino

Latitude
-23.6353° or 23° 38′ 7″ south
Longitude
-46.6213° or 46° 37′ 17″ west
Population
103,000
Elevation
787 metres (2,582 feet)
Abbreviation
“CUR”
Open location code
588M997H+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13021586180
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11962401
Wiki­data ID
Q10262437
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Cursino” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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