Capela do Alto

Municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Coat of arms

Location in São Paulo state

23°28′14″S 47°44′05″W / 23.47056°S 47.73472°W / -23.47056; -47.73472CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMetrop. regionSorocabaArea

• Total169.89 km² (65.59 sq mi)Elevation

625 m (2,051 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total20,985 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code

18195

Area code+55 15Websitewww.capeladoalto.sp.gov.br

Capela do Alto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.^[2] The population is 20,985 (2020 est.) in an area of 169.89 km².^[3] The elevation is 625 m.

Population history

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	14,247	—
2004	16,030	+12.5%
2015	19,482	+21.5%

Demographics

According to the 2000 IBGE Census, the population was 14,247, of which 11,111 are urban and 3,136 are rural. The average life expectancy was 69.31 years. The literacy rate was 89.43%.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Lei Complementar nº 1.241, de 8 de maio de 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística