Sorocaba
Sorocaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [soɾoˈkabɐ]) is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 750,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Campinas. It forms its own Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba, comprising 27 municipalities with a total population of 2.06 million inhabitants.
Sorocaba | |
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| Municipality of Sorocaba | |
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Location in São Paulo | |
| Coordinates: 23°30′6″S 47°27′29″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Metropolitan Region | Sorocaba |
| Founded | 1654 |
| Founded by | Baltazar Fernandes |
| Named for | Sorocaba River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo Maganhato (Republicanos) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 723,682 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,898,000 |
| Demonym | sorocabano |
| Area code | +55 15 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.798 – high |
| Website | sorocaba |
With a surface area of 450,38 km² (or about 170 sq mi), Sorocaba is integrated with Greater São Paulo and the Metropolitan Regions of Campinas, Jundiaí, Paraíba Valley and North Coast and Baixada Santista, forming the São Paulo macrometropolis, which is home to over 30 million people, about three quarters of the state's population and the first such urban agglomeration in the Southern Hemisphere.
The city is highly industrialized, with its industrial production reaching over 120 countries and a GDP of over R$ 32 billion, the 19th-largest in Brazil, surpassing state capitals such as São Luís, Belém, Vitória, Natal, and Florianópolis. Over 22,000 companies operate in the city, 2,000 of which are industries.