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Sorocaba / SP

766,390 pop. (2026) Business and eventsCulture and historical heritageNature and ecotourism sorocabano

Public data for Sorocaba, with source and date on every number. Updated on 04/11/2026.

Where to go in Sorocaba visitor guide on circuitobr.com.br (in Portuguese)
29%
Completeness of CBR Tourism Intelligence
Partial portrait
Territorial characterization IBGE · INEP · Atlas Brasil. Diagnostic context; not counted toward completeness
Population
766,390 pop.
IBGE (population estimate) · Ref. 07/2026
GDP
R$ 58.82 bn
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
GDP per capita 2023
R$ 81,273.66
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
IDEB
6.6 · anos iniciais
INEP · Ref. 12/2025
IDHM
0.798 · Alto
Atlas Brasil (UNDP/IPEA/FJP) · Ref. 12/2010

Sustainability and territory of Sorocaba

Environmental indicators and territorial data

Environmental indicators

CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental

Energy consumption

Data not yet available
No energy records in the period.
Municipality-total data (proxy): not a tourism-only breakdown.
Source: Energy utility CBRCBR: CircuitoBR data (reported by the municipal administration or the platform inventory), not from an official body.

Annual electricity consumption (context)

2,394,672 MWh
total consumption in 2024
Residential825,848 MWh
Commercial490,512 MWh
Other classes1,078,312 MWh
Context: consumption of the whole municipality over the year. Not counted toward completeness. The Matrix indicator is the monthly residential and commercial consumption reported by the local government, so the two numbers do not match.
Source: SEMIL-SP, Anuário Energético por Município 2025 (ano-base 2024) · Ref. 12/2024
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental

Water and sewage consumption

Data not yet available
No water/sewage records in the period.
Municipality-total data (proxy): not a tourism-only breakdown.
Source: Sanitation utility CBRCBR: CircuitoBR data (reported by the municipal administration or the platform inventory), not from an official body.

Sanitation coverage

99.0% of the population with water supply
Sewage collection98.9%
Sewage treated (share of collected)97.6%
Share of the population served by water and sewage (infrastructure), distinct from consumption and environmental quality.Share of the population served by water and sewage (infrastructure), distinct from consumption and environmental quality. SNIS up to 2023; SINISA from 2024. Reporting to SINISA is a condition for the municipality to access federal sanitation funds (Decree 11,599/2023, art. 7, V). A municipality that did not report has no data.
Source: SINISA 2025, referência 2024, Ministério das Cidades 2024 · Ref. 12/2024
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental

Quality of beaches, rivers and lakes

4 inland-water points
Córrego Ipanema (IPAN 02500)WQI 73, Good
Rio Pirajibú (JIBU 02900)WQI 53, Good
Rio Sorocaba (SORO 02200)WQI 45, Fair
Rio Sorocaba (SORO 02100)WQI 49, Fair
BasisAnnual average of each point, 2023
Source: CETESB · Ref. 12/2023
CBR Tourism Intelligence · Environmental

Solid waste management

824.73 t/day
Landfill quality index (IQR)9.2/10
ClassificationAdequado
Source: CETESB · Ref. 12/2024

Territory

Territorial area

449.872 km²
Source: IBGE, 2022 Census · Ref. 12/2022

Population density

1,703.6 hab/km²
Estimated population 2026 (766,390 inhab.) over an area of 449.872 km²
Source: IBGE · population: 2026 estimate · area: 2022 Census · Ref. 07/2026

Biome

Mata Atlântica
Source: IBGE, Bioma predominante por município (edição 2024) · Ref. 12/2024

Temperature and rainfall

19.1 °C
average temperature, last 12 months
Rainfall, last 12 months2,672 mm
Temperature stationSAO MIGUEL ARCANJO (71 km from the town center)
Rainfall stationSAO PAULO - INTERLAGOS (82 km from the town center)
Environmental context. Not counted toward completeness.
Source: INMET, automatic stations · Ref. 10/2025 to 09/2026