São Roque, São Paulo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Coat of arms

Location in São Paulo state

23°31′45″S 47°08′07″W / 23.52917°S 47.13528°W / -23.52917; -47.13528CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateSão PauloMetrop. regionSorocabaGovernment

• MayorMarcos Augusto Issa Henriques de Araújo (PODE, 2021–2024)Area

• Total306.91 km² (118.50 sq mi)Elevation

771 m (2,530 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total92,060 • Density300/km² (780/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT) • Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)Postal code

18130-000

Area code+55 11Websitewww.saoroque.sp.gov.br

São Roque (meaning Saint Roch in Portuguese) is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba.^[2] The population is 92,060 (2020 est.) in an area of 306.91 km².^[3] The city is at an altitude of 771 m. São Roque is connected by two main highways: Rodovia Raposo Tavares and Rodovia Castelo Branco. It is located 60 km west from the state capital. Some of the neighboring municipalities are Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, Ibiúna, Mairinque and Aluminio.

São Roque has protected greenspaces and maintains itself as a lush ecological paradise. It has a good climate with a wonderful countryside. The Serra do Mar mountains cover the southeast. It has an excellent infrastructure, especially well-developed for wine production. In the 19th century, immigrants from Italy and Portugal arrived in São Roque to work in vineyards. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy. It holds the largest artificial ski park in Latin America, the Ski Mountain Park.

Transportation

The city is served by São Paulo Catarina Executive Airport.

Persons

Juca de Oliveira, actor

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 18 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística