Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Cotia is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Microregion of Itapecerica da Serra, in the Southwest Zone of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, in accordance with state law no. 1,139 of 16 June 2011 and, consequently, with the Integrated Urban Development Plan of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (PDUI). Its estimated population in 2024 is 287,004 inhabitants, and its area is 324 km². It lies on the banks of the Cotia River, a tributary of the Tietê River.
The municipality consists of the seat and the district of Caucaia do Alto, its former districts of Jandira, Itapevi and Vargem Grande Paulista (originally named Raposo Tavares) having been separated to form new municipalities.
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