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 31 subprefectures, each in turn divided into 96 districts. Locally, districts 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.

Official Administrative Zones of São Paulo.

Subprefectures

Subprefectures are similar to the boroughs of New York City and London. Subprefectures were created—at least in theory—to give more financial autonomy to local governments. There are 31 subprefectures.

Subprefectures
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	Sé
13	Itaquera		29	Vila Maria-Vila Guilherme
14	Jabaquara		30	Vila Mariana
15	Jaçanã-Tremembé		31	Vila Prudente
16	Lapa

Districts

Districts are smaller areas within the subprefecture.

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. It should be noted, however, that 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.

Geographic Areas of the city of São Paulo

References

Subdivisions of São Paulo
Administrative Zones	Central East 1 East 2 Southeast West Northeast Northwest South-Central South
Subprefectures	Aricanduva Butantã Campo Limpo Capela do Socorro Casa Verde Cidade Ademar Cidade Tiradentes Ermelino Matarazzo Freguesia-Brasilândia Guaianases Ipiranga Itaim Paulista Itaquera Jabaquara Jaçanã-Tremembé Lapa M'Boi Mirim Mooca Parelheiros Penha Perus Pinheiros Pirituba-Jaraguá Santana-Tucuruvi Santo Amaro São Mateus São Miguel Paulista Sé Vila Maria-Vila Guilherme Vila Mariana Vila Prudente
Districts	Água Rasa Alto de Pinheiros Anhanguera Aricanduva Artur Alvim Barra Funda Bela Vista Belém Bom Retiro Brasilândia Brás Butantã Cachoeirinha Cambuci Campo Belo Campo Grande Campo Limpo Cangaíba Capão Redondo Carrão Casa Verde Cidade Ademar Cidade Dutra Cidade Líder Cidade Tiradentes Consolação Cursino Ermelino Matarazzo Freguesia do Ó Grajaú Guaianases Iguatemi Ipiranga Itaim Bibi Itaim Paulista Itaquera Jabaquara Jaçanã Jaguara Jaguaré Jaraguá Jardim Helena Jardim Paulista Jardim São Luís Jardim Ângela José Bonifácio Lajeado Lapa Liberdade Limão Mandaqui Marsilac Moema Mooca Morumbi Parelheiros Pari Parque do Carmo Pedreira Penha Perdizes Perus Pinheiros Pirituba Ponte Rasa Raposo Tavares República Rio Pequeno Sacomã Santa Cecília Santana Santo Amaro São Domingos São Lucas São Mateus São Miguel Paulista São Rafael Saúde Sapopemba Sé Socorro Tatuapé Tremembé Tucuruvi Vila Andrade Vila Curuçá Vila Formosa Vila Guilherme Vila Jacuí Vila Leopoldina Vila Maria Vila Mariana Vila Matilde Vila Medeiros Vila Prudente Vila Sônia