Microregion of Sorocaba
Microregion in Southeast, Brazil
Microregion of Sorocaba | |
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Microregion | |
 Location of Microregion of Sorocaba in the state of São Paulo | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  São Paulo |
| Mesoregion | Macro Metropolitan Paulista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,202 km2 (1,622 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
The Microregion of Sorocaba (Portuguese: Microrregião de Sorocaba) is a microregion in the central part of São Paulo State, Brazil.
Municipalities
The microregion consists of the following municipalities:[1]
- Alumínio
- Araçariguama
- Araçoiaba da Serra
- Cabreúva
- Capela do Alto
- Iperó
- Itu
- Mairinque
- Porto Feliz
- Salto
- Salto de Pirapora
- São Roque
- Sarapuí
- Sorocaba
- Votorantim
Economy
Many people travel to São Paulo to work during the week, particularly from the larger of the municipalities. Those who work in São Paulo and thereby earn higher wages than obtainable locally can usually afford larger houses due to the lower cost of living outside of São Paulo. In the smaller towns such as Votorantim there is a lot of agricultural employment.
References
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística[permanent dead link], territorial division.
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- Subdivisions of São Paulo (state)
- Araçatuba
- Araraquara
- Assis
- Bauru
- Campinas
- Itapetininga
- Litoral Sul Paulista
- Macro Metropolitan Paulista
- Marília
- Metropolitan São Paulo
- Piracicaba
- Presidente Prudente
- Ribeirão Preto
- São José do Rio Preto
- Vale do Paraíba Paulista
- Adamantina
- Amparo
- Andradina
- Araçatuba
- Araraquara
- Assis
- Auriflama
- Avaré
- Bananal
- Barretos
- Batatais
- Bauru
- Birigui
- Botucatu
- Bragança Paulista
- Campinas
- Capão Bonito
- Campos do Jordão
- Caraguatatuba
- Catanduva
- Dracena
- Fernandópolis
- Franca
- Franco da Rocha
- Guaratinguetá
- Guarulhos
- Itanhaém
- Itapecerica da Serra
- Itapetininga
- Itapeva
- Ituverava
- Jaboticabal
- Jales
- Jaú
- Jundiaí
- Limeira
- Lins
- Marília
- Mogi das Cruzes
- Mogi-Mirim
- Nhandeara
- Novo Horizonte
- Osasco
- Ourinhos
- Paraibuna e Paraitinga
- Paulínia
- Piedade
- Piracicaba
- Pirassununga
- Presidente Prudente
- Registro
- Ribeirão Preto
- Rio Claro
- Santos
- São Carlos
- São João da Boa Vista
- São Joaquim da Barra
- São José dos Campos
- São José do Rio Preto
- São Paulo
- Sorocaba
- Tatuí
- Tupã
- Votuporanga
23°30′07″S 47°27′28″W / 23.50194°S 47.45778°W / -23.50194; -47.45778
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