Subprefecture of Lapa
Subprefecture of Lapa | |
|---|---|
Jaguara | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subprefecture |
| • Subprefect | Carlos Eduardo Batista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.57 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 255,185 |
| Website | Subprefeitura Lapa (Portuguese) |
The Subprefecture of Lapa is one of 32
Jaguara.[1]
In the north area of Lapa, which comprises the bairros of Barra Funda, Água Branca and the "Low Lapa" (Lapa de baixo) most of the people are descendants of proletarian families who once worked in the two main railways of the city:
São Paulo Railway and the Sorocabana
. Today, both of these railways station have become local urban train stations.
The southern area of the subprefecture, which includes the "High Lapa" (Alto da Lapa) and the bairros of Perdizes, Sumaré and Pompéia, is a high-class area and has many historic buildings, and has many descendant of the English engineers who built the railways. Also the main campus of the
Palmeiras
.
References
23°31′11″S 46°42′15″W / 23.51972°S 46.70417°W
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